Disturbing the Peace near Hanson Cove & Greens Basin, Moultonboro

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Originally Posted by mlittlefield

In the area around Hanson Cove and Round Island, before Greens Basin, locals and visitors have been dealing with a very loud horn—now sounding like a train horn—for the past few years. This horn is being used frequently despite no emergency, and it seems the person using it is trying to enforce a “no‑wake zone” that doesn’t actually exist. The behavior has become a nuisance and could interfere with real emergency responses. In the last week, the use of a siren noise has also been used as if they were impersonating a marine patrol boat; how is that even legal?? Unnecessary horn and siren use could cause confusion on the water and may delay responses to actual emergencies.

This individuals actions are ruining the peace and serenity many of us come to the lake to enjoy, with random, unnecessary horn and siren noises disrupting the area.

Has anyone else heard and been annoyed by this loud horn? I certainly have!!

We have heard the air horn every summer since we've been in Hanson Cove (Arcadia Campground) and have always appreciated it as, whenever we've been present at least, it was justified.

The No Wake buoy just outside Hanson Cove (at the rock) covers the whole area from there and into the wider opening in Greene's Basin as it's impossible to be >150' from any shore or other vessel, but I think the people who get honked at think it ends once getting past that little inlet.

The area between Girl Scout/Blanchard Island and Toltec Point/Raoul's Cove should also be no wake, but people fly through/around there all the time.

So, have I heard the air/fog horn? Yes. Am I bothered by it? No, because it's been justified every time I've heard it, it's an area with a lot of non-powered use, and it has always resulted in the vessel slowing down.

Have never heard a siren, though, so can't comment on that.

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