Re: Spiegel Grove now upright


> Apparently, Billy doesn't realize that waves carry energy, which then
> has to be dissipated, converting into power and work performed en route.
>

ROTFLOL, you obviously don't know Billy!

I don't go to as many Sanctuary Advisory Council meetings as I once did
but I was present on Dec 14th 2004 when the author of the article below
made a presentation to the council:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/martin_stlucie/epaper/2004/10/16/m1c_mcreefs_1016.html

Just talked to some divers returning from the A. Bush (Busch?) seems
it took a hit too..

Steel Ibeam (marker 24) at Looe Key is not standing.

Current thinking (pun!) (radio news) is that sand scoured from
underneath it made a pit and the grove rocked into to it.





H Huntzinger wrote:
> Al Wells <al.wells@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
> > AID=/20050711/APN/507111171
> >
> > Dennis fixes problem with largest ship sunk as artificial reef
>
>
> > "It's bad news from my perspective as a resource manager that it
> > moved," said Billy Causey, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
> > Superintendent. "We have to figure out why."
>
> Apparently, Billy doesn't realize that waves carry energy, which then
> has to be dissipated, converting into power and work performed en route.
>
>
>

.

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