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10-08-2010, 08:33 AM | #1 |
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Marine Patrol end of season
Does anyone know when the MP call it quits for patroling the lake? Just curious as at what point we will be "on our own" out there.
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10-08-2010, 09:02 AM | #2 |
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Probably, they keep the last patrol boat in untill the water freezes around their docks in Gilford and the boat would be iced in.....probably aproximately January 5.....depending on the winter temperatures.
It would appear that they maybe sold off their 41' former Coast Guard uti;ity launch because it is no longer tied to its' usual spot at the dock. It had been up for sale last spring. So, who bought it and for how much.....anybody know?
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10-08-2010, 09:24 AM | #3 |
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It got sold to a pilot boat company in Mass for $25,000. The owner is gutting the entire vessel and will use it to transport pilots who are taking vessels through the Cape Cod Canal. I think the State got it for $1.00 from USCG, so they made a cool $24,999.00 profit. I wonder if they'll send some of this profit to Washington?
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10-08-2010, 10:05 AM | #4 | |
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Keeping that boat maintained and at the ready must have cost quite a bit each year so the "profit", if any, was probably not a lot. Agree with FLL that the MP probably has some capability to respond as long as the lake is navigable. |
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10-08-2010, 11:55 AM | #5 |
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Only on Weekend Days otherwise on call
I called into the marine patrol one night the phone forwarded automatically to the NH State Police last season in the fall. I think there on call for the rest of the season, maybe a few patrols out on weekends. It might be better to call the local fire dept for help.
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10-08-2010, 04:21 PM | #6 |
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I do believe the best thing to do late in the year as long as you have cell coverage, is call 911 if possible. The 911 dispatcher will take care of notifying local, Police and Fire, or if possible the Marine Patrol. The bottom line is the later into the fall you boat, the more you are on your own, and the longer the response time has the potential of being, depending on where you are at.
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10-08-2010, 07:00 PM | #7 |
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Think the lights come out this weekend. Be careful.
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10-09-2010, 07:24 AM | #8 |
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marine patrol advertisement
just saw yesterdays union leader advertisement for recruits for marine patrol for next boating season 2011.
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10-26-2010, 09:03 AM | #9 |
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Whats happened to the Marine Patrol? Looks like millions worth of equipment sitting at the docks most of the time.. No money left for officers
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10-26-2010, 11:31 AM | #10 | |
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10-26-2010, 06:03 PM | #11 |
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At about 3-pm today, I'm pretty sure that I saw the Meredith Police 22' Boston Whaler police boat as it headed north past Buoy 3, and up the inside passage of Bear Island. It must have been a totally terrific day for a patrol run! At about 5-pm, the temp sign at Laconia Savings directly across from Gilford Wal-Mart said 70-degrees, plus it was sunny out.
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11-02-2010, 06:02 PM | #12 |
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At about 5-pm today, saw the large big yellow TowBoat-USA towing something like a 21' bowrider up north past Buoy 3.
And, it looks like the Meredith police boat is probably out of the water for the winter, so could be that my above post was that boat's last patrol of the season and it was headed for the boat ramp.
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