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Oregon State University has many data collecting research Buoys in the Great North Pacific Ocean. OSU uses these buoys for important research on ocean swells, currents, and storms, plus other uses. Most people know how dangerous the north pacific ocean gets, but in case you don’t know during the winter seasons the Oregon coast can get sea swells of 20ft. plus with storm winds of 50 to 100 miles per hour and sub zero temperature.

Some of these powerful storms can knock a buoy loose and send it a drift in the vast Pacific Ocean. In January 2010 this was the case and OSU called Dan Hasselschwert “The Buoy Hunter” to rescue one of these lost buoys. Click here to watch the Oregon State University Bouy Rescue, as seen through the eyes of video guru Jedi Jonny.

So if you in the need for a Ocean Recovory team you know who to call “The Buoy Hunters”!

Rescue sponsored by Ossies Surfshop Click here to visit a web tour of the shop.