Posted by Brady Schickinger on September 29, 19102 at 12:39:17:
In Reply to: Putting lines on wrecks posted by Jim Clements on September 24, 19102 at 17:57:24:
The answer to this question is a simple one. All buoys on the Great Lakes shipwrecks in U.S. waters must be authorized by the Coast Guard. The application to the Coast Guard is simple, free and takes about six weeks to come back after you get a letter of no objection for the DNR of the appropriate state. The buoy location is published in the "Notice to Mariners". After that, you're off the the hook as long as your buoy is in the location and meets the specs the Coast Guard authorized. Someone may sue you (anyone can sue) but the case will be dismissed by the court at its first hearing. The error many diving organizations make is by not requesting the Coast Guard's authorization.