What is it ?

[Sixpence]

Found this curious item floating around and couldn't figure it out , any ideas ?

 

[AlJones]

Give up Dave what is it?

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Praps, a tide measuring device?

Al.

 

[Sixpence]

Hi Al , haven't got a clue what it is , there was I bobbing along and it just lay there looking like a giant divers helmet , no idea here though /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Lakesailor]

Cor, bloody hell. You are nosey. What's it got to do with you. Just leave it alone.

 

[Sixpence]

Cor blimey , tis him what don't even sail anymore lol , what , no guesses Phil ? /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Twister_Ken]

Traffic island for seagulls.

 

[Sixpence]

Nice one /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Lizzie_B]

It's a port hand 'foul ground' marker. They'r often used to mark such things a sewage outfall pipes amongst other things.
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[Sixpence]

Thanks for that , sounds right to me judging by its location

 

[dansar]

Fish Farm?

Spotted one like this in Scotland years ago which by compressed air rose to the surface and showed the whole fish cage. Quite spectacular to watch. But then again this might be some other special mark.

David

 

[Sixpence]

I think Lizzie may have it thanks

 

[Lizzie_B]

They can be used to mark pretty much anything that doesn't have its own specific type of marker.
Sometimes shape can be used to indicate port or starboard.

In the Solent they are sometimes used as race markers.

If lit (as this one is) it is a yellow flashing light.

I think nowadays (as opposed to a million years ago when I did me initial sea training) they are more accurately called 'special marks' /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Sixpence]

This one was a few yards short of this

 

[Lizzie_B]

That of course is the next port hand channel marker /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Sixpence]

On the entrance to where ? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

No cheating ! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[Lizzie_B]

At a guess I would say Oostende (or Ostend, as it should be properly known in English)! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[Sixpence]

cheat /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Cruiser2B]

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It's a port hand 'foul ground' marker.

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Never heard them called that before. Normally called cautionary buoys. But being such an odd shape, I'd say that buoy is an ODAS.

 

[Judders]

I've never seen a special mark with handles before.

Are you sure it's not a drowned/drowning cyberman?

 

[FullCircle]

Well if it is a sewer outlet, its 15 miles offshore, which is a lot of pipe.
Mind you, the large red tower behind could serve as a giant fart pipe, so it may be true after all.