Bouy 46089

[fyshndad]

Anyone know why there are no reports from this bouy??

[ron m]

I don't know why, but going to the link from the weekly status report yields this note:

46089 - Bouy data failed 8/17/06.

We tend to take these for granted until they fail, let's hope this one gets fixed soon! The info from these is very vealuable to us, I look at 46050, well actually the data from it, several times most days.

ron m

[fyshndad]

Yes I agree the valueable info from the bouys has been a deciding factor for many trips that were otherwise questionable

I hope this one is back up sooner than later as it is the only one that gives a good offshore look see

[get hooked]

I believe this bouy was damaged by vandals and the Coast Guard hasn't been able to repair it yet.

[ron m]

Vandals, you gotta be kidding! That's ridiculus! no point to it at all. No, I hope that isn't true. but as much as I hate to admit it, there are a few crazies out there, too many even though there's not really very many people that are that bad.
ron m

[skein]

Vandals? Hmmmm... that's a long run for a dipstick that just wants to break things. I'd think the vandals would concentrate their efforts on your rig back at the ramp.



I guess what I'm thinking is that the guys who can run out far enough to damage a bouy are most likely the guys who would be counting on the data, not destroying it.

Just my

Skein

[get hooked]

I guess the vandalism was done to the Yaquina bay bouy. My misstake. But I did hear something about the wind sensor going out on one of the bouys and the backup sensor failed also. Maybe this was on the bouy out of Garibaldi.