August 21, 20223 yr Divers went down to find out why lobster pots kept getting snagged and found a huge pile of anchors, some as big as a man. the only thing I can think of is that the anchors were being transported on the deck of a ship and the whole lot went over the side. Quote Fisherman Stephen Fallaize reported the ongoing problem and thought it may have been a shipwreck: “For the last 30 years plus, I’ve been getting hooked in this piece of wreckage – or what I thought was a piece of wreckage – so one day, I got badly hooked – a new pot and a different friend dived on it – and when he got my pot he just said there are four or five anchors." As it was an unusual find, a group of diving enthusiasts then went to investigate, discovering the remaining pile. Diver, Jenny Warry, says some of the anchors are bigger than humans: “I went down and lay on one of the big anchors that were on the ground and actually sort of, face down, arms like that, legs out behind me and just sort of lay down on it and I couldn’t reach either end, so that gives an example of the size we’re looking at." Adding to the mystery is the fact that no shipwrecks have been reported in the area, which is 35 metres of water to the north of Lihou. https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2022-08-19/anchor-graveyard-discovered-off-guernsey
August 21, 20223 yr Maybe a ship store was getting rid of an overstocked item. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
August 21, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, martin-w said: the only thing I can think of is that the anchors were being transported on the deck of a ship and the whole lot went over the side. "Anchors Aweigh Away!" Dugald Walker
August 21, 20223 yr It's a puzzle left by aliens to see if mankind is smart enough to figure it out. We won't be allowed to explore outside our solar system or develop warp drive until we solve the mystery. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
August 22, 20223 yr Typically if you set an anchor and then can't retrieve it. I would like to know if this was an obvious anchorage. scott s. .
August 22, 20223 yr Author 9 hours ago, scott967 said: Typically if you set an anchor and then can't retrieve it. I would like to know if this was an obvious anchorage. scott s. Don't believe so Scott. All the anchors were in one big pile as if deposited together. It was just to the North of Lihou, don't believe this was ever an obvious anchorage. If you look at the video, you can see that they are all in one pile. I can't think of any reason that location would be an obvious anchorage. North of Lihou, you could be a mile or more off the Guernsey coast. I did hear a couple of local fisherman debating it the other day. They expressed the same theory as me, slipped of a deck somehow while being transported. Edited August 22, 20223 yr by martin-w
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