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decrepit > 9 months ago, 17 Apr 2016

decrepit

12802 posts

17 Apr 2016 4:53pm

Saw this sitting of Falcon Bay at lunch time, it hasn't moved since.
It has 2 big tugs in attendance, any thoughts to what it might be doing?
There is reef out there, but you wouldn't expect a vessel like that to get stuck these days with all the charts and navigation aids they've got now.

As you can tell by the quality of the pic it's several kilometres out, this is a heavily cropped 400mm lens shot.

decrepit

12802 posts

17 Apr 2016 5:28pm

Looks like it's started working.

can't make out what's on the end of the line, any thoughts?

And here's the 2nd tug, (if that's what it is?) it looks bigger than the one in the other pic and it's holding station about 4X further away.

decrepit

12802 posts

17 Apr 2016 5:46pm

OK I've had one theory put to me, "They're making an artificial reef", any takers for this one?

Buster fin

2597 posts

17 Apr 2016 5:48pm

Dredging or dumping. You'll have to keep an eye and camera on what comes and goes, and compare draught heights pre/post docking to know.

Sailhack

VIC

5000 posts

17 Apr 2016 7:57pm

Tugs or rig tenders?

Piv

372 posts

17 Apr 2016 6:06pm

Wouldnt it be easier to just sink something like an unwanted super tanker?

lotofwind

NSW

6451 posts

17 Apr 2016 8:32pm

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decrepit said..
There is reef out there, but you wouldn't expect a vessel like that to get stuck these days with all the charts and navigation aids they've got now.

If it is stuck on the reef, I guess it could just lift itself off.

pepe47

1382 posts

17 Apr 2016 6:36pm

There has been mention in the budget of an artificial reef. However, I was led to believe that it was going to be closer to Halls Head?

cauncy

8407 posts

17 Apr 2016 6:36pm

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lotofwind said...

decrepit said..
There is reef out there, but you wouldn't expect a vessel like that to get stuck these days with all the charts and navigation aids they've got now.

If it is stuck on the reef, I guess it could just lift itself off.

Or it could just pull up the reef out of the way

cauncy

8407 posts

17 Apr 2016 7:33pm

Interested to see management on these
Closed till good volume of fish inhabiting
Then open and closed times at said reef to keep it established ?

decrepit

12802 posts

17 Apr 2016 8:04pm

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pepe47 said..
There has been mention in the budget of an artificial reef. However, I was led to believe that it was going to be closer to Halls Head?

Well the diagram shows it almost due west of Halls Head, but the closest point is around Falcon Bay

Mr Milk

NSW

3120 posts

17 Apr 2016 10:52pm

No wonder the government is going broke. What is the ROI on the reef projected to be? What does it do for the 99% of citizens who don't have a boat to go offshore fishing in?

Pitbull

1267 posts

17 Apr 2016 8:54pm

It was on the news the other night that it is an artificial reef.

cauncy

8407 posts

17 Apr 2016 9:08pm

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Mr Milk said...
No wonder the government is going broke. What is the ROI on the reef projected to be? What does it do for the 99% of citizens who don't have a boat to go offshore fishing in?

Rec fish licence payers have funded it, 9 klms offshore , you'd want a good forcast if you own a tinny, saying that where I fish big boats carnt go

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remo81

QLD

678 posts

18 Apr 2016 12:30am

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Sailhack said..
Tugs or rig tenders?

Tugs Mate. It is way too small to be a PSV. Plus the back desk is rounded. That dredge is too small to be towed around by an AHTS.

sn

2775 posts

18 Apr 2016 6:24am

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cauncy said..

Rec fish licence payers have funded it,

bloody hell!

what are the rec.fish license fees?

there are either an awful lot of fisho's paying up, or the license is exxy [or both?]

leftfield

200 posts

18 Apr 2016 7:38am

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sn said..

cauncy said..

Rec fish licence payers have funded it,

bloody hell!

what are the rec.fish license fees?

there are either an awful lot of fisho's paying up, or the license is exxy [or both?]

From ~~http://recfishwest.org.au/artificial-reefs/~~

In January of 2013 the first purpose-built artificial reef in Western Australia was unveiled by the Minister for Fisheries. The $2.38 million investment saw the establishment the State’s first artificial reef trial on the South West coast off Bunbury and Dunsborough, with an aim to increase habitat for key fish species. Royalties for Regions program funding and $520,000 from recreational licencing revenue enabled the artificial reef initiative to come to fruition..

djt91184

QLD

1211 posts

18 Apr 2016 6:24pm

Seems like a big waste of time and effort like the Cottesloe pier extension

decrepit

12802 posts

18 Apr 2016 5:05pm

air is a bit clearer today, actually timed it when a concrete segment was being lowered.

Gizmo

2865 posts

18 Apr 2016 6:35pm

South Australia has been using artificial reefs for many years with great success, often made from tyres....

decrepit

12802 posts

18 Apr 2016 5:36pm

There's certainly no shortage of old tyres, I wonder why they chose to make concrete ones.

Stuthepirate

3591 posts

18 Apr 2016 7:49pm

^^Probably because the "Honorable" Joe Francis or Kim Hames have fishing mates who own MJB Industries.

landyacht

5921 posts

18 Apr 2016 7:10pm

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decrepit said..
There's certainly no shortage of old tyres, I wonder why they chose to make concrete ones.

cos the tyres breakdown and polute the water,was a great idea when proposed by somebody who needed to get rid of a few thousand tonnes of tyres though. is this going to affect your incredible' private' beach decrpit. would hate for it to be spioled in the public interest. it was an amazing spot to just sit and comtemplate the planet the one time I dropped in

decrepit

12802 posts

18 Apr 2016 8:19pm

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landyacht said..
>>>>>> is this going to affect your incredible' private' beach decrpit. would hate for it to be spioled in the public interest. it was an amazing spot to just sit and comtemplate the planet the one time I dropped in

It's 10kms out, to the WNW and the good swell here comes from the SW. It's not going to affect anything on this beach, apart perhaps from the extra tinny getting launched from the boat ramp.

waveslave

4263 posts

18 Apr 2016 10:07pm

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If Gearies reef stops breaking this coming winter ...

I'll probably experience a flash-back to this ominous image. ^^^

Trips me out.

jusavina

QLD

1494 posts

19 Apr 2016 10:26am

You should post that on heavy weather, you'd a lot more answers/theories

decrepit

12802 posts

19 Apr 2016 5:15pm

All gone this morning, I think they worked into the night, there was plenty of lights on out there at 9pm.

MDSXR6T

1019 posts

19 Apr 2016 8:55pm

Just saw it advertised for a segment on Today Tonight tomorrow(?). I think some underwater footage as well.

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