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Bilgerat
05-31-2018, 02:49 PM
News Release

The Coast Guard is asking the public for information on the theft of brass sound signaling devices stolen from buoys off Maine’s coast over the previous six months.
The brass gongs and bells were attached to buoys to help mariners navigate safely during times of reduced visibility. They play a vital role in the safe passage of ships and mariners.
It is thought the high-dollar devices are being stolen and sold to nautical novelty shops or scrap metal yards. Federal officials are working closely with local law enforcement, shops, and scrap yards to identify perpetrators and reclaim the missing property.
Tampering with aids to navigation is a federal offense and can lead to fines up to $25,000 per day or up to one year in prison. Anyone with information leading to a conviction are eligible to receive up to one half of the fine imposed.
“These thefts not only reduce the reliability of our aids to navigation system and put lives at risk, but they also create a burden and expense to the tax payer for the buoy tenders and crews responsible for maintaining the aids,” said Lt. Matthew Odom, Sector Northern New England’s waterways management division chief.
Anyone with information regarding the missing sound signaling devices are urged to contact the Sector Northern New England command center at 207-767-0303.

-USCG-

Abbey Marie
05-31-2018, 05:53 PM
“People suck”.

-Mike Tyson

Gunny
05-31-2018, 06:00 PM
“People suck”.

-Mike TysonZERO regard for the safety of others.

High_Plains_Drifter
05-31-2018, 06:07 PM
When and if caught, strap the perp to the bouy they stole the bell from for 48 hours... naked.

See how many get stolen after that.

Gunny
05-31-2018, 06:12 PM
When and if caught, strap the perp to the bouy they stole the bell from for 48 hours... naked.

See how many get stolen after that.Without the bell.

Bilgerat
06-01-2018, 09:06 AM
When and if caught, strap the perp to the bouy they stole the bell from for 48 hours... naked.

See how many get stolen after that.


Oooooo, me likee

Elessar
06-01-2018, 01:33 PM
Those things are not light weight. Pretty fucking heavy for their size.
They are bronze, far heavier than brass.

Each one has a specific sound to aid and guide mariners.
I used a chart in very dense fog off San Francisco to navigate into the gate while
transiting one fine day to guide the damn ship, listening and identifying the sound signals.
Gong, bell and whistle. Visibility was only 10 yards that morning. Took me, a boat coxswain
standing on the brow to guide the cutter. Radar is not the only tool to navigate.

Read a nautical chart and you will see the characteristics of each aid.

I hope they catch the somesabitchtes. Take them down coast to Execution Rocks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_Rocks_Light