Show us your flotsam :)

Scary Des · 22 November 2005, 09:32

Inspired by a comment made by the Missus (thanks)I was wondering what people have found in the sea.
To date I have found:-
8 fenders
2 footballs
1 deck brush
2 baseball caps (still wearing one, lost the other)
2 horseshoes floats
1 baseball cap from Americas cup boat (not saying which in case they want it back)
1 set of sailing trousers (thought it was a body)

When I spot these things I treat them as a ‘man overboard drill’ and then keep them as a trophy. Des

Simon Hawkins · 22 November 2005, 09:40

What did you do when you found the horseshoe ring and trousers. This could start a new topic of discussion.

Simon

Scary Des · 22 November 2005, 09:54

Funnily enough I did mention it to the coastguard but as none of them were marked and there were no reports of missing boats at the time they weren’t that interested. A lot of this stuff just drops of yachts usually during Cowes week. Des

Jimbob · 22 November 2005, 09:59

2 fenders

and

an anchor, someboby had probably got it stuck, cut the rope and i just happened to spot it, nice Bruce anchor

Tim M · 22 November 2005, 10:08

A television (believe it or not some do float!!), assorted fenders, a beer barrel (ok that was in the river, beer didn't smell to good when we cracked it open) and a lifejacket.

ADS · 22 November 2005, 11:16

New ski rope!!

hard1 · 22 November 2005, 13:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scary Des

Inspired by a comment made by the Missus (thanks)I was wondering what people have found in the sea.
To date I have found:-
8 fenders
2 footballs
1 deck brush
2 baseball caps (still wearing one, lost the other)
2 horseshoes floats
1 baseball cap from Americas cup boat (not saying which in case they want it back)
1 set of sailing trousers (thought it was a body)

When I spot these things I treat them as a ‘man overboard drill’ and then keep them as a trophy. Des

Can I have my fenders back please?

danny · 22 November 2005, 13:14

Find her once but can't take her home. She wants to stay on the beach only.

Jon Brooks · 22 November 2005, 14:23

Ah but is it flotsam or jetsam?

Found loads of bits over the season.

Fenders
Bimni frame work
footballs
semi deflated balloon
or and the odd PWC!

Regards

timw · 22 November 2005, 14:28

An Overhead Projector

robin · 22 November 2005, 16:24

An Inflatable Dalmation/Dalmatian (?)

Of the beach toy kind as opposed to Anne Summers.

I told the CG I had found it as I was downwind of a busy child-infested beach.
They asked if there was a child with it.......I told them there was but I managed to beat him up and get it off him anyway.

Jono · 22 November 2005, 16:43

..a 3metre-ish inflatable with Honda outboard.......

columbiachop · 22 November 2005, 16:59

a 65 year old man. fortunately he had a auto inflating life jacket on and was fine. apparently he was trying out his canoe with an outboard on the back. (in the columbia river!)he hit a wave and fell out. found his canoe still driving a few hundred yards away. he weighed about 300lbs i would guess. pulling him over the side took 10 minutes. drove him 15 miles back home with the death trap in tow.

widey · 22 November 2005, 17:16

a chest freezer, on the way to guernsey

hard1 · 22 November 2005, 17:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scary Des

Inspired by a comment made by the Missus (thanks)I was wondering what people have found in the sea.
To date I have found:-
8 fenders
2 footballs
1 deck brush
2 baseball caps (still wearing one, lost the other)
2 horseshoes floats
1 baseball cap from Americas cup boat (not saying which in case they want it back)
1 set of sailing trousers (thought it was a body)

When I spot these things I treat them as a ‘man overboard drill’ and then keep them as a trophy. Des

Ulp! Wrong thread....

Scary Des · 22 November 2005, 17:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by widey

a chest freezer, on the way to guernsey

Did you keep it

Jono · 22 November 2005, 17:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by widey

a chest freezer, on the way to guernsey

What was a chest freezer doing going to Guernsey in the first place? Mind you, having seen the ferry prices, no wonder it decided to make its own way there.....

codprawn · 22 November 2005, 17:59

Found loads of stuff but the oddest has to be

A coconut tree complete with coconuts

A bouncing bomb

The bouncing bomb is one of the dummy round ones tested before the Dam Busters kind - carried by Mosquitos.

Also found a jetski - well actually watched it being washed away - my attitude was if the person who owned it was too stupid to learn about tides and was prepared to leave a £6000 bit of kit lying on a beach they deserve all they get!!!

gingercoastie · 22 November 2005, 18:47

Of course you all reported the items of flotsam and jetsome that you recovered to the Reciever of wreck didn't you

http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-en..._row_remit.htm

codprawn · 22 November 2005, 18:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by gingercoastie

Of course you all reported the items of flotsam and jetsome that you recovered to the Reciever of wreck didn't you

http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-en..._row_remit.htm

No but I think I will in future - give the buggers some work to do!!!