Kevin Salem required only 60 minutes to land the marlin and it remains unclear whether it perished during or after the fight.

A crew member tells CBS News "a massive ship came from out of the blue" and rammed a tanker apparently carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military.

After a full 180-day deployment duration attached to a 180lb blue marlin, the tag popped up 2,829nm from where it was deployed after traveling an estimated 6,797nm. This blue followed a similar ...