Kitten rescued from Gulf of Mexico, named "Nemo"

[Tummler]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Stranger than a fish out of water: a kitten in the bay.

When Maggie Rogers spotted something bobbing in the water three miles into the Gulf of Mexico while on a scalloping trip with friends, she assumed it was a turtle, or a piece of sea kelp.

But as the boat got closer and slowed down, she discovered it was a tiny, apricot-colored kitten. Nine inches long and screeching, the cat was paddling furiously.

"We scooped him up and he sat on the boat with me for eight hours," said Rogers, who is the finance director at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

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[PopSixSquish]

1. Well for Goodness Sake....

I'm sure Nemo will be just fine in his new home. I'm glad they saw him, poor little fella.

[Demonaut]

2. cats are smarter than most people, he probably figured bush might get

reselected and decided to make a run for it

[PopSixSquish]

3. LOL

You may have a point there.

[Tummler]

4. Photo!

More from the St. Petersburg Times:

The question: How in the world did a kitten get 3 miles out to sea?

Was he an unwanted pet tossed overboard to die? Did he fall off someone's boat?

As long as he wasn't shark bait.

Several fishing guides said they had never heard of people using live pets as bait. Some were appalled at the possibility.

"My opinion is somebody that sick should be put on a hook himself," said Wade Osborne, owner of Afishionado Guide Services and owner of three cats. "My opinion is he could have fallen off a sailboat."

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[testing123]

6. I wonder if they tossed more then one off

I hate people sometimes :grr:

He is adorable!

[BigMcLargehuge]

5. since Ms. Rogers works at the Clearwater Aquarium

will they build a special enclosure for the kitten?

[underpants]

7. That cat looks remarkably like our "Sundance"

The boy's face is much fuller though...of course he wasn't swimming for his life.

[Dookus]

8. maybe

he's a catfish!