Things that go bump in the night.

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What speed limit?

Things that go bump in the night.

By: FlugelerSubscribe Channel: Weather & Scenery Location: St. Helens, Oregon Tuesday, Mar 10 , 09 at 8:59 AM

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Boating Columbia River St. Helens Columbia County
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In the river channel between St. Helens, Oregon and Sand Island is a restricted speed zone marked by two buoys. It appears that one of the buoys has been shredded by the propeller of a boat passing over it. That is only my speculation, not having witnessed the event, but I wonder how fast the boat may have been going. This particular buoy still reads, "SLOW", "NO WAKE", and used to read "5 MPH". Photo was taken March 5, 2009.

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