We were asked by some East Bay residents to take a look at a dock in Easy Bay to see if we could help them remove it.

It is a huge, 40 feet long, 5 feet wide, heavy steel framed structure with a treated wood deck made of 2 x 6s - a hundred
of them. It is in 7 feet of water on the massive sand flat that is a natural feature of East Bay. It has to weigh 6000 or more
pounds. There are two steel legs and one steel wheel protuding upward from it. The wheel is in the center and is supported
by a center support structre that is in the shape of pyramid. People hit it often with their power boats so they have placed
makeshift buoys on it.

It is located here

We helped them get permits from the US Army Corps of Engineers and the MI-EGLE and we notified all the local law
enforcement agencies about our plans.

We found a local licensed diver to do the work.

After two recon trips and the purchase of some specialized tools, we tackled the job on August 19 and we were successful in
removing the offending parts and making it safe for people and boats using the Bay.

Here are the documenting photos from the project.

First Recon

Second Recon

Project

Several local residents made donations to FULLY FUND this project.

This sort of thing is not what we usually do but we felt it was a good use of our resources because it would get us some positive
public relations and it could be done safely without a lot of volunteer help which we are trying to avoid during this Covid surge.

Also, someone was bound to get hurt sooner or later due to this abandoned debris and the BRCS didn't want to let it stay there if
we could do something to help get it out or at least make it safer.

Many thanks to Dale Bush for the use of his boat and Paul Ton for his, always enthusiastic, participation.

Jacob Brown is our certified diver. He did a great job for us.