- Rocket
| Species: Bottlenose Dolphin,
Tursiops truncatus Age Class: Adult Gender: Male Date of Stranding: June 24, 1994 Location of Stranding: Bolivar, TX Duration of care at TMMSN: 17 days Final Disposition: Released July 11, 1994 |
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Rocket stranded alive on Bolivar Peninsula on June 24th, 1994, the day of the Houston Rockets Victory Parade for their first national Championship. He was 214 cm (7 ft) in length. After a 17 day rehabilitation by volunteers who dubbed themselves "Rocket's Dream Team", he was released back to the Gulf of Mexico on July 11, 1994. Rocket was fitted with a satellite tag and monitored after his release.
