{
  "id": 11021807,
  "title": "El Jalapeño: Ensenada fisherman says latest catch, a US Navy torpedo, is ‘a keeper’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/el-jalapeno-ensenada-fisherman-says-latest-catch-a-us-navy-torpedo-is",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T20:00:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mexico News Daily",
    "slug": "mexico-news-daily",
    "url": "https://mexiconewsdaily.com/el-jalapeno/el-jalapeno-ensenada-fisherman-says-latest-catch-us-navy-torpedo-keeper/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Ensenada, Baja California, a local fisherman named Tomás Aguilar, 58, has defiantly refused three requests for the return of a US Navy torpedo he caught last week. The 9-foot, 600-pound MK 54 practice torpedo was initially mistaken for a large dorado fish, 20 nautical miles southwest of Ensenada. Aguilar has kept the torpedo tethered to his dock, protected with a blue tarp, and told visiting Navy officials he intends to keep it. Despite offers ranging from US $500 to US $45,000, including additional perks, Aguilar insists the torpedo is now his based on international maritime traditions. The impasse has drawn attention from defense officials, who have offered a standard finders' fee, a Navy cap, and now a refurbished commercial panga boat and salvage indemnity. Aguilar remains unmoved, citing the torpedo's painted nose cone as an ideal centerpiece for his niece's quinceañera.",
  "summary": "An Ensenada fisherman trolling for dorado reeled in a 600-pound U.S. Navy training torpedo instead, and is refusing to give it back. The post El Jalapeño: Ensenada fisherman says latest catch, a US Navy torpedo, is ‘a keeper’ appeared first on Mexico News Daily",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}