wheels 543 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 http://www.kitsapreport.com/mega-yacht- ... ighthouse/ Obviously they need to introduce a Practical part to a Lighthouse Driving course. Theory alone just doesn't cut it. Link to post Share on other sites
Pugwash 0 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Good write-up. I had an encounter with a jetty like that once. Link to post Share on other sites
tomharry 0 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 obviously the light house keeper was at fault,not wearing her lifejacket Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 It's at about the level of accuracy that I'd expect from the media these days! Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Actually, it wouldn't surprise me if that pic is a Photoshop. It just doesn't seem quite right to me. If there is a Lighthouse, then there surely would be rocks around and why would the Boat be up so close. Plus the website I found it on had several articles that I reckon are rather dubious. So it might be one of those websites that spoof News stories rather than report anything Accurate. Link to post Share on other sites
tomharry 0 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 if you google map point to point the lighthouse is on a sandbank some distance from the sea. well done photo shop if you ask me. Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Hmmm, thought so. You have to be so careful these days. Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 This is an article from the same site that made me go hmmmm. http://www.kitsapreport.com/gmo-salmon- ... radiation/ Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 0 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 For starters, the lighthouse is close to the sea at high tide, maybe a hundred meters or so. But indeed your collective legs have been pulled. None of Paul Allen's yachts are named Zune (reference to a not too well received iPod competitor from Microsoft, no longer on the market but introduced well after Mr. Allen ceased his Microsoft affiliation). The yacht in the photo does look like the superstructure of Octopus. There are at least two others as well. Then there's the length mentioned. 128 feet is large, but not mega-yacht size, less than 40 meters. Octopus is about 140 meters, though most in the USA would not relate to that measure. Finally, seeking restitution from Kitsap County would be pointless. The lighthouse is in the county, but it's owned by the US Coast Guard, these days a branch of the US Department of Homeland Security. Nobody messes with them. They run around in 6.5 meter RIBs with .50 caliber machine guns on the bow. Link to post Share on other sites
too_tall 15 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Of course, no one has mentioned that that website is well known for being a satire website, kind of like the onion... Link to post Share on other sites
banaari 27 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Of course, no one has mentioned that that website is well known for being a satire website, kind of like the onion... What?! You mean the Hansville Ku Klux Klan AREN'T going christmas caroling after all? Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 No! You mean lighthouses can't move? What next? Someone will say the earth is round... Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 0 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Of course, no one has mentioned that that website is well known for being a satire website, kind of like the onion... What, and spoil their fun? Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 No! You mean lighthouses can't move? I had thought it was just written with a bit of Humor. Surely they couldn't have worded that to suggest the Lighthouse really did move Link to post Share on other sites
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