{"id":27872,"date":"2017-05-04T09:33:46","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T09:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/?p=27872"},"modified":"2017-05-04T09:33:46","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T09:33:46","slug":"coast-guard-finds-critical-aids-to-navigation-shot-and-sunk-near-block-island-rhode-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/2017\/05\/coast-guard-finds-critical-aids-to-navigation-shot-and-sunk-near-block-island-rhode-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard Finds Critical Aids-to-Navigation Shot and Sunk Near Block Island, Rhode Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The crew of Coast Guard Cutter <em>Ida Lewis<\/em> discovered a buoy sunk in the water with bullet holes near Block Island, Rhode Island.<\/p>\n<p>The crew was\u00a0conducting regular aids-to-navigation maintenance when they approached Clay Head buoy number 7\u00a0and found it submerged.\u00a0The crew raised the 12,000-pound buoy and found 20 bullet holes in\u00a0it.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the extensive damage, this buoy was taken out of service for repairs.\u00a0This aid to navigation marks a large\u00a0rock three feet below the water&#8217;s surface. Ferries transit this route frequently and provide critical supplies to Block Island.\u00a0Buoy number\u00a07 is supposed to be a key navigational tool for mariners and turned into a navigational hazard.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-27874 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1000w_q95-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"1000w_q95\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1000w_q95-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1000w_q95-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1000w_q95-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1000w_q95-620x1102.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1000w_q95-940x1671.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1000w_q95.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the second aid discovered with bullet holes within a week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While it may be fun to use a buoy for target practice, it is a federal crime,&#8221; said Senior Chief Petty Officer Timothy Chase, the U.S. Coast\u00a0Guard officer in charge of aids-to-navigation in the vicinity of Block Island. &#8220;Buoy number 7 became a navigational hazard that could have easily been struck by a vessel and seriously injured or killed mariners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Damaging or tampering with federal aids-to-navigation is a crime and the maximum penalties upon conviction are up to 20 years of imprisonment and as much as $2,500 fine per day for each violation.<\/p>\n<p>Contact the North Shoreham Police Department at 401-466-3220 or the Coast Guard at 401-435-2351\u00a0with any information\u00a0about this crime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Ida Lewis discovered a buoy sunk in the water with bullet holes near Block Island, Rhode Island. The crew was\u00a0conducting regular aids-to-navigation maintenance when they approached Clay Head buoy number 7\u00a0and found it submerged.\u00a0The crew raised the 12,000-pound buoy and found 20 bullet holes in\u00a0it. Due to the extensive damage, this buoy was taken out of service for repairs.\u00a0This aid to navigation marks a large\u00a0rock three feet below the water&#8217;s surface. Ferries transit this route frequently and provide critical supplies to Block Island.\u00a0Buoy number\u00a07 is supposed to be a key navigational tool for mariners and turned into a navigational hazard. This is the second aid discovered with bullet holes within a week. &#8220;While it may be fun to use a buoy for target practice, it is a federal crime,&#8221; said Senior Chief Petty Officer Timothy Chase, the U.S. Coast\u00a0Guard officer in charge of aids-to-navigation in the vicinity of Block Island. &#8220;Buoy number 7 became a navigational hazard that could have easily been struck by a vessel and seriously injured or killed mariners.&#8221; Damaging or tampering with federal aids-to-navigation is a crime and the maximum penalties upon conviction are up to 20 years of imprisonment &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[1721,1722,158],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27872"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27872"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27876,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27872\/revisions\/27876"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}