New Diving Buoy Missing from the North Reef at Bowyer Island Howe Sound BC

New Diving Buoy Missing from the North Reef at Bowyer Island Howe Sound BC

Post by Glen Denniso » Sat, 21 Sep 1996 04:00:00

New Diving Buoy Missing from the North Reef at Bowyer Island Howe Sound
BC

        Saturday   Sept. 14/96   between  the hours  of  10:00 am  and 5:00
pm    the  buoy  was  released  from  the  reef  at  the north  end  of
Bowyer Island ,  location     49   25.958   N     by     123  16.524
W.    This  was  accomplished  by   removing   the  underwater  
shackle  holding   the steel  cable  to the  bottom  anchor  chain.  
At   6:00 pm  the  buoy was   nowhere  insight  .
         This   buoy  was  placed  on  Sept. 8/96  with  private  funds  and
was  intended  to  be  shared with  the  total  dive  community .  
Its   purpose  was  to  prevent  damage  to  the  underwater
environment  and  sea  life ,  caused  by  anchor  dragging.   We  are
presently  looking  at  other  sites in  Howe  Sound  to  place
permanent  dive  mooring  buoys   for  the  use  of  all  divers.  
Anyone interested  in  working  to  this  goal  please  contact  us.    
All  buoy  placement  is  first  approved  by the  Canadian  Coast
Guard.

Any   persons  with  knowledge  of  the  whereabouts  of   this  buoy  
please   call the  Squamish  RCMP    or   Canadian Coast Guard  .

Canadian Coast Guard         Ph. 666-6012
RCMP                         Ph. 682-1865          CASE # 96-8739