Navigationl Hazzard 209 Bank

[Reuben]

Wow! Thats Scary to think about running offshore at night to the tuna grounds and to hit something like this. Yikes! This is one of my biggest fears.

[Saba Slayer]

SMUG...Were have you been? We wondered where you were with your always positive outlook on things!!! Have you tried fishing yet? It's a fun sport...maybe you should try and make it to the next MLPA meeting to really express yourself!
Jim / Saba Slayer

[tuna taxi]

I love this place. It always keeps a smile on my face.

[Johnny B]

im going to ams.

[tuna taxi]

sorry if I hurt anyone with my words. I'll change my tag line asap.

[medunn16]

You da man Tim!!!!!!!Good to see you on the water and lurking around!


Is Smuggler,,,,,,,,,,,,,oh,never mind.............................

[tunark]

I notified the Coast Guard Thursday about this. I then received a phone call at 4:30AM Friday morning from the Coast Guard Command Center where they wanted to know more details. I was told they issued a radio warning after that. I then received an email from the center that they were going to look into it. The email is below -

--- On Fri, 7/3/09, 11th District Public Affairs Detachment - San Diego wrote:

From: 11th District Public Affairs Detachment - San Diego
Subject: (11th District Public Affairs Detachment - San Diego) Inquiry Response (144325)
To: "bill saunders"
Date: Friday, July 3, 2009, 9:08 AM

The following inquiry was submitted to 11th District Public Affairs
Detachment - San Diego on 07/03/09 01:49 (144325):
From : Joshua Nelson
Date : 07/03/09 09:08

Thank you for your report. We have fwd this information on to our
Command Center and they are taking a look into it.

/r,
LT Josh Nelson
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From : bill saunders
Date : 07/03/09 01:49

I don't know who to report this to but according to one of the local
fishing websites, Bloodydecks.com there is a report -

"Metal Stabilizing pipes about 6' long floating all over the 209 bank.
They must have fallen off a cargo ship. They are floating vertical
anywhere from 2" to 2' above the water and are hard to see.

This is about 20 miles off of Oceanside , CA. Is there anyone that we
can report this to? This could be deadly to a private boater,
especially traveling at night.

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I don't know if there is going to be an official "clean up crew" dispatched but if these things are 6 ft aluminum poles then they can't be too heavy for a private boater to pick up and maybe make some $$ since the fishing will be poor at best at the 209. Maybe they can salvage the burnt fuel cost by picking them up. I don't remember hearing what the estimate was for how many pipes there were? Does anyone have that?

[Reel hip]

WOW!! Smug you managed to take pipes in the water and run with it to your own personal agenda regarding hoop netting and Jim. Anyone need a refill,I just made a fresh batch of popcorn.

[sealskinner]

Thanks for the heads up Tim. Glad you made it back safe.



Smuggler, don't stop now. Make a name for yourself.

[ConSeaMate]

Originally Posted by sealskinner

Thanks for the heads up Tim. Glad you made it back safe.



Smuggler, don't stop now. Make a name for yourself.

Mike....he's already done that.....

asswipe
dickhead
assmonkey
fool
butthead
please feel free to add to the list......

[alien4fish]

:popcorn: This is better than sitting down at the boat ramp watching all the newbs forget to unlatch the saftey wench at the bow

[fishegg]

No pic? I call BS