What's This ??
Ok, so it's obviously a floating spool kinda thing - but bloody hard to see in the middle of nowhere 40km+ offshore.
Nearly hit it yesterday, so spun back around to check it out......... thought it was one of those portable self reeling power extension cords floating around.
It's obviously connected to something about 90m down, but I've never seen one.
Pulled the first couple of metres of slack in to inspect and took this shot before chucking it back over :
It's got bayonet style mounting bosses on either end, obviously to go into a winch of some sort.
Red bits are a pliable soft rubber, but yellow drum is solid & hard.
Is it a fancy cray pot float or something ??
If so, it's a crap design, and f-ing hard to see unless you're right on top of it - with most of the float beneath the surface
I hate to think what sort of damage it could have done way out there - I missed it by mere metres.
till
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Seems a bit risky to be used
Seems a bit risky to be used as a float. Maybe it dropped over the side and had 90m of rope on it?
Dizzy
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Yeah, that's what I thought
Yeah, that's what I thought at first when I pulled in the slack - but it definately had something heavy on the other end.
All looked brand new too.
Bugger, I thought you were the going to be the one to enlighten me with some "general" knowledge to make me feel like a dill
Hmmmm. .
Likc
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Interesting. My bet is that
Interesting. My bet is that that’s some kind of a reel. Do you know if the inside rotated against the outside? The inside seems to lock in something and then you reel the rope in by hand mowing the red part with handles. The number written on the side would also suggest, that there is at least 53 brothers out there.
Dizzy
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The inside was fixed to the
The inside was fixed to the inner drum.
Yep, it's definately designed to locked into a motorised winch or something.
The handles were quite pliable, probably more for carrying / loading / light spooling at any angle - the bosses on the side were very solid and designed to take a reasonable load from a winch.
I thought the same thing about the numbers.
Faulkner Family
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interesting object. to be
interesting object. to be honest i would think it might be a cray pot marker if it is numbered like that but with it being not so boyant it would be risky. maybe get in touch with fisheries about it or give sea rescue a call and they might have a better idea on what it is or find out. certainly hasnt been in the water long as the rope is still clean
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ALEXANG3
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Looks like one of these
Looks like one of these acoustic releases to me:
http://www.fiomarine.com/index.html
I think the idea is to have it sub surface and only release it (so that you can retrieve it) when you're in the approximate location with a vessel. Maybe it has malfunctioned and released early or for some reason, or the owners could not find the float after releasing it. Hard to know who it belongs to without any details written on it.
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Dizzy
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That's definately it. There
That's definately it.
There were a couple of other trailer boats within 1km, but nothing else that looked like it'd be equipped to retrieve this within coo-eee.
Shit, now I'm keen to find out what's on the other end !
EDIT : I just watched the vid in the link and it's got a programmable release mechanism, so it's designed to go to the bottom then comes up for retrieval at a pre-set tie / date.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp_X7S7FS2U
High tech stuff - Fisheries ?
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crasny1
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Should have tugged on it harder
see whats down there and claimed salvage rights. LOL
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Dizzy
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Haha - maybe it was still
Haha - maybe it was still attached to a boat !
crasny1
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Still would be interesting to see what it protected
down in the depths.
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Dizzy
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Yeah, I'm dead keen to find
Yeah, I'm dead keen to find out.
Plus wouldn't mind giving them a serve........ f-ing thing would have done some damage @ 25-30 knots.
crasny1
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Surely the Authorities would be aware
Contact Dept of (the old harbour and lights) with details and number and they probably would be able to tell you a little more.
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Rick
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Long-Line
Wonder if someone is using it as set line, pick it later or next day ?
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grantarctic1
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Interesting
You would think , if it was fisheries it would have some ID on it . same if it was for commercial fishing .
Did you see a large Zodiac with 10x 300hp motors on the back zipping around the area ? LOL. Maybe a Ton off Cocaine attached to it .
till
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^^ what he said! I can't see
^^ what he said!
I can't see DoT knowing much about it with a name as short as "54"!
Dizzy
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LMAO, the Cartel Collection
LMAO, the Cartel Collection Point option did cross my mind.......
crasny1
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Lets all just chill for a while
See no evil, hear no evil. LMBAO at that thought!!!
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flexn
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oil and gas company maybe?
oil and gas company maybe? or defence force? http://www.pacetoday.com.au/news/marine-defence-supplier-enters-oil-and-gas-game
Dizzy
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Lucky I didn't pull hard
Lucky I didn't pull hard then....... might have been a plugged well.
Or a submarine
Dizzy
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Well, just got a response
Well, just got a response from Fisheries, and it ain't theirs.........
Webby
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wow very interesting, keep us
wow very interesting, keep us all posted with what you find out
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Longole
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where was it? look like a
where was it? look like a release off some rotto trench gear my friends use for listerning to.blue whales.pls pm me if from that area!