‘I can see vandals from my house’
June 11th, 2009 | Coast Guard | Posted by Susan Schept
Photo courtesy of the Coast Guard
Looks like some knuckleheads are running out of things to do in Alaska.
The Coast Guard in southeast Alaska is asking the public’s help to catch vandals who are shooting up buoys, moving them off their moorings and stealing their batteries.
Apparently, this isn’t the first time that Coast Guard Sector Juneau has had to deal with this. In 2007, McDonald Rock Lighted Buoy in Stephens Passage sunk after being shot by a large caliber rifle, according to a Coast Guard press release.
Vandals face a fine of $2,500 and up to one year in prison.