An early morning cruise on the beach turned out to be quite profitable for this beach bum. One day last week, with camera in hand, I went to the beach a little earlier than normal. It was too early for a sunrise shot, so I headed down the beach to see what may have washed up. I decided to head west so when I headed back the sun would be coming up in front of me…what a stroke of good luck. After a short distance, I spotted a washed up buoy partially buried in the sand. It was orange in color and through the clear top you could see a bunch of electronics. It looked important…and expensive. I was able to pull it free from the sand, and lift it on the truck. I wasn’t sure what to do with it, but worse case it would make a fine piece of yard-art.
As soon as I had it loaded, a friend drove up and said the buoy was worth $500. No kidding? It was a seismic sensor of some sort, and there were several that had been lost. The company was offering a reward to turn them in and he knew someone that had collected.
I headed home to wash the sand off, and written on the side was “$1000 Reward” and a phone number. It took me about 5 seconds to get my phone and make the call. Sure enough, this was legit. The following morning, a representative came to the house, put cash in my hand, and retrieved the buoy.
Sometimes it just pays to get up early.
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We recently found a similiar bouy on boliver. the phone number on the bouy was no longer in service.I was looking for another phone number or contact information. Was hoping someone could help. thanks mark Incerto