A 100 metre long object has washed up on Te Waewae
Bay in western Southland this week, and no one seems to know
what it is or who it belongs to.
“The object has
been washed onto the beach with an incoming tide and we are
very keen on some help figure out what it is,” Deputy
Harbourmaster Ian Coard says.
The object is long,
black, made of some kind of plastic and has metal loops in
each end. “We’ve been to check it out today and
attempted to move it with a couple of people, but it
didn’t want to budge,” he says.
Environment
Southland was notified of the object earlier this week by a
local constable and the concern now is identifying it,
locating an owner and getting it above the tide line so it
doesn’t become a navigational hazard.
People are
encouraged to share their ideas on what this could be on
Environment Southland’s Facebook page or email them toservice@es.govt.nz.
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