What have you found floating

[powerskipper]

so do tell what have you found floating.
I found this yesterday.

and this middel fender a while agao.

 

[PilotWolf]

Probably the most unexpected was a chest freezer.

W.

 

[Andy Bav]

We hired a catamaran at Teignmouth and went about a mile offshore spotted a little rowing boat with a bloke hanging off the side in the water and his mate inside wetting himself with laughter. Both were out of their skulls. Apparently the guy stood up to relieve himself and fell in and his mate was frightened (!) of capsizing neither realised where there were. We got him back in and they started rowing back to shore. Told a passing rib as we got closer to shore.

 

[rafiki_]

Any of this oGaryo's?

 

[Nick_H]

so do tell what have you found floating.
I found this yesterday.

Was he carrying the football when you found him?

 

[benjenbav]

"Found the middle one a while ago..."

Kinda completes the set:

 

[Gwylan]

Probably the most unexpected was a chest freezer.

W.

+1

CG were not at all interested.

'Could we take it on board & drop it off at Barry?'

On a 24 foot boat, it was nearly bigger than us anyway.

 

[Floating Preferably]

Had you reported a shipping container there is a fair chance they would have asked the same question. Isn't it odd when people ask questions to which most normal people find the answers 100% obvious. No doubt you reported the incident starting with your boat name and size and type of vessel. After hitting what looked like a railway sleeper, I was once asked whether I considered it a hazard to other vessels? Two answers sprang to mind, the first was 'not a hazard unless they dont see it, like me, second answer would have been, 'no hazard, and maybe we should have many more of them, just to keep propeller repair shops busy'. Grrrh, talk about bleedin obvious. Maybe a job as an on the spot TV/radio reporter is a pre-requisite, some of them come up with great questions

 

[Richard10002]

Dead leatherback turtle off Trafalgar in 2007. Very sad

Thought it was a human body from a distance.

 

[Ripster]

Found a whole rear seat unit from some type of Powerboat floating along past the Needles once. My mate wanted to leave it but, as skipper I thought that too much of a hazzard, so we pulled it on board the swim plat (We were opn FB MOBO at the time) and carried it to our next port of call and disposed of it on land. Have also found a number of fenders - the best one came bobbing along in lyme bay, we thought it was a huge pot bouy at first, but it was too clean and nice for that.

 

[bigwow]

Found a wooden pallet floating down the river. It was compete with carpet, arm chair and standard lamp! We went close enough to make sure there was nobody on it then left it to go on it's way to amuse others.

 

[Richard Shead]

cow

 

[ricky_s]

cow

Bit harsh, she only asked!

 

[Bilgediver]

A very expesive looking jet powered drone off west coast USA. Thought might be man on board. So stopped to inspect. Advised USCG and left where it was . Pity EBay had not been invented ;-) ;-)

 

[AIDY]

Found a rib floating off Portland with not a soul in it... Thought about claiming salvage. But reported it to CG just in case someone fell out off it. I took it in tow to the dart. Where the owner who hadn't noticed it missing after he thought he had towed it across Lyme bay picked it up from me in the evening... Not even a word of thanks...

Should of had it as salvage .

 

[david_bagshaw]

Many fenders, A cow in the Meuse, and Body in the Sambre. Lastly a rubber dingy near the Goodwins, bobbing like a tomb stone. Long time ago in 70-80s excecpt the fenders.

 

[Elessar]

Lots of people have found cows it seems!. Me too but mine was a calf. Rescued it to get rapturous mooing thanks from the herd.

A cable reel. I mean the ones used to wire up a power station like about 12 ft diameter.

 

[Seastoke]

2 dock fenders now proudly protecting bathing platform ,thanks for the donation

 

[benjenbav]

A golf ball.

Not that remarkable except we were anchored next to M/Y Leander:

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We did wonder if it belonged to HRH...

 

[powerskipper]

Was he carrying the football when you found him?

no but he volunteered to pick it out the water. lol