Where There’s Pigs . . .

ooops, new pigs, there must have been an incident.

A little background . . . .  A conductor of the The Timbuctoo, Khartoum & Western Railway Marching Band & Chowder Society emailed me yesterday about what they said was “strange small boat activity” just north of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.   Since I was in the area, I thought I’d check it out, and what I saw would be

considered at very least unorthodox nets on small boats, now that we are in harbor “fishing” season.  Pannaway is dredging for critters, I believe, although I’m puzzled by her New Hampshire registration, if I’m not mistaken.

See the rig with “sock” skimming the surface?

These rigs are designed to soak up stuff that should not be in the water, as opposed to critters that find it acceptable habitat.

Ken’s Marine does a lot of types of work, and

responding to spills is one of them.

 

The news had nothing I could find, but I’m guessing

there was something under-reported here.  By the way, a flat oil absorbent product is often called a diaper.

Again, thanks to the good conductor for the tip.

All photos and speculation by Will Van Dorp, whose already taken but too few rides on the Timbuctoo, Khartoum & Western Railway.

An added plus of my trip here was to have another look at Soldiers and Sailors Monument, which I’ll feature in an upcoming post.