Fat Albert could stay airborne after all

Florida Keys News

Monday, March 11, 2013

Fat Albert could stay airborne after all

BY ADAM LINHARDT Citizen Staff
alinhardt@keysnews.com

Federal customs officials are breathing new life into the blimp known locally as "Fat Albert."

Discussions are underway to have U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) take over the Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) nationally, which would include the blimp over Cudjoe Key that had been scheduled to come down by Friday.

It now appears...

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