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Did you have a Toyota Rav 4 damaged on Beach Drive Friday night?

May 25, 2013 by rhonda

UPDATE June 1, 2013: Good news! The owenr of the RAV 4 has been located.

We received this message from a Beach Drive neighbor:

“Did you have a Toyota Rav 4 parked on the west side of Beach Drive in the 4100 block on Friday night, May 24? We damaged that car. The note we put on the car was removed early on Saturday morning. We have filed an insurance claim and want to cover damages. Please contact us through the Beach Drive Blog.”

Please send us an email or comment below if your the owner of the Rav R. Thank you!

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Spring seal pup beached near sidewalk at Emma Schmitz Viewpoint

March 19, 2013 by Scupper 2 Comments

A Beach Drive resident & his dog kept a tight perimeter around the site of a snoozing young seal pup this morning. He quickly acted on the situation by alerting Seal Sitters which he happened to volunteer with in a prior year.

Gordon with his Collie named Sophie coordinate with Seal Sitter volunteer

Pup worked it’s way up sliver of beach

Stairs to lower section of Emma Schmitz closed off ’till momma fetches her pup!

Updated Information!

Hi Rhonda,

Thanks so much for the coverage of seal pup Shamrock at Emma Schmitz yesterday. However, I thought your readers would want to know that all harbor seal pups right now are weaned and anywhere from 6-8 months old. There are no pups waiting for mom to come back for them as reported in the post. 🙂

Harbor seal pupping season is late June – September in Puget Sound. Seal pupping season will be beginning, however, shortly on the outer coast of Washington and Oregon. Here is a link to a map that shows months pupping seasons in the various regions of Washington State:

PuppingTimeframeWA

All the best,

Robin Lindsey

robinlindseyphotography.com sealsitters.org blubberblog.org

co-author of the children’s book about seal pups, Leopard and Silkie

Scupper reporting for Beach Drive Blog

Filed Under: Parks, Puget Sound, Uncategorized, Wildlife

Great day for a beach cleanup

March 3, 2013 by Scupper Leave a Comment

A dozen or so folks from a young organization named Operation Sound Beach stormed public beaches along Beach Drive this afternoon. The group is centered out of Snohomish County and mentioned that this is as far south as they’ve been… so far. If you happen to pass by them this afternoon, please give them your appreciation for the fine volunteer work!

Operation Sound Beach is a citizen-volunteer task force founded and based with the objective of maintaining the purity, cleanliness and uninterrupted beauty of our beaches up and down the Puget Sound coast line. We are not affiliated with any political or religious agenda. We do not hold restrictions over volunteer membership. We are simply Puget Sound citizens taking care of our beloved Puget Sound communities. Long Live Sound Beach!

OSB tackles the beach at Emma Schmitz Overlook. Thanks!!

Scupper reporting for Beach Drive Blog

Filed Under: Events, Parks, Puget Sound, Uncategorized

Watch for spectacular “spray” tomorrow on Beach Drive

February 21, 2013 by Scupper Leave a Comment

Mother Nature’s elements are lining up for quite the show after mid-night tonight & through Friday afternoon. A marine forecast calling for near gale force winds combined with tides ranging from 6 to 10 feet is the recipe for huge spray coming off Beach Drive bulkheads. Unlike last December’s storm which flooded several homes along the coastline, tomorrow’s tides are several feet lower.

Photo compliments of David Rosen from last December’s big storm

Great spots to get wet include Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook and Charles Richey Sr View Point (Constellation Park).

Scupper, reporting for Beach Drive Blog

Filed Under: Bulkheads, Parks, Puget Sound, Tides, Uncategorized, Weather

Salvage attempt for sunken Trimaran – LIVE POST

February 21, 2013 by rhonda Leave a Comment

EDITORS NOTE: We’re updating this post as our intrepid reporter, Scupper, provides us with new footage. Scroll to the bottom of this post for the most recent photos and video.

It’s a blustery morning to be salvaging the sunken trimaran Nunga Nunga Nue off the shores of Harbor West Condos and Cormorant Cove Park. Northern Marine Salvage is currently on site with The Sea Horse.

Low tide is a 7.04 at 8:52 am and we have a small craft advisory through this afternoon.

UPDATE 9:00 am.

UPDATE 9:15 am.

9:30 update: the next high tide will be 9.5 at 1:19 pm today. Weather tomorrow is forecast to be nastier than today.

Scupper reports that the cost of this salvage is being paid for by the derelict boat fund which is a $3 additional fee on boat tabs. For the record, the Skipper’s tabs on his power boat are up to date.

UPDATE 10:08 am: More video of the salvaging of the trimaran.

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Update on the troubled trimaran

February 16, 2013 by rhonda Leave a Comment

Scupper went back to check on the “Skipper” of the two sunken boats by Harbor West Condos off Beach Drive and took these photos along with an update (probably our last…for tonight at least) of this situation.

A West Seattle neighbor and his friends from Port Angeles decided to help the Skipper with clean up this evening and to try to salvage what ever can be of the Skippers belongings.

It’s our understanding that the Harbor West Condos hired a company to have the boats property tied off to protect the condo owners and the building. The mast is now safely down.

The Skipper is not certain when the salvage company will be out to remove the remains of the boats.

Filed Under: Boats, Uncategorized Tagged With: harbor west condos, trimaran

Twas a perfect night for launching Chinese lanterns

February 15, 2013 by Scupper Leave a Comment

Spotted this couple lighting off lanterns in a light easterly wind at 10:30 tonight

Ready

Go

Scupper

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Last seen heading south over Beach Drive SW

January 17, 2013 by Scupper Leave a Comment

Finally had the camera to capture a resident Bald Eagle chowing on a salmon near 4700 block of Beach Drive. The chase was on after being spooked off the beach by a passing truck…

Scupper, reporting for Beach Drive Blog

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Possible search going on in Puget Sound

January 13, 2013 by rhonda Leave a Comment

It appears there is a police boat that has been slowly canvasing the shores off Beach Drive. We’ve seen an underwater flare and another shot in the air near Emma Schmitz View Point and Mee Kwa Mooks.

PHOTO CREDIT: SCUPPER via iPhone

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Beach Drive neighbors concerned about potential landslides

January 9, 2013 by rhonda Leave a Comment

Just caught on the news and West Seattle Blog about a mudslide that happened in the Alki neighborhood of West Seattle today. The City of Seattle has identified “land slide prone” areas in this map.

We’ve experienced recent landslides along the 6000 block of Beach Drive around Atlas Street.

You can get more information about landslides from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) here – the landslide study on West Seattle is here.

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Did you have a Toyota Rav 4 damaged on Beach Drive Friday night?