What the Heck Is This Thing?
Sometimes there’s no earthshaking reason to spend a lot of time tracking down a reader’s question BUT we’re curious, too.
And, our readers know a lot so….we’re asking, “What the heck is this thing?” It was photographed by Laurie Jenson in Humboldt Bay two days ago. What could it be used for?
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Looks like a fast deployment boat that might be used by navy SEALs.
Party Barge, it might be on it’s way to Ruth Lake for the weekend.
Naval Special Operations patrol craft. No hull number painted yet must be new and in transit to a home destination.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_VI_patrol_boat
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-navys-long-overdue-smart-deadly-patrol-boat-has-a-1631598708
I say some sort of dredging equipment
http://navaltoday.com/tag/mk-vi-patrol-boats/
That sure looks like it! There must be two of them docked side by side
Almost like the LST my uncle manned in the navy.hummm
Probably doing some product testing with Wing Inflatables
In case anyone forgot, they are dredging the bay and the jetty. These are the support craft for the dredger. It was in the news weeks ago.
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After studying it for quite some time, I have concluded that it is a boat.
You never fail to make me laugh! Thanks, af
The only answer! LOL AF 😉
Right on Ernie
That’s the perfect guess,to funny
It’s a Frickin Frigate!!!!
It’s a BR549
Mogtx, not too many people remember “HeeHaw” and Jr. Samples.
Thank you to everyone who responded in the comments on my secret boats ID Good job everyone
The reader that Posted that they are Mark VI patrol boats is right, State of the art. The covered things on decks are gun mounts.
Too new to have anything to do with dredging, and if they did they would have commercial hull numbers..
it IS strange to have brand new unmarked naval vessels there, though…Not really a secure site..
that there is a mobile man cave…
There was another weird military boat here last year. Pics were posted here. Remember?
A delivery of heroin?
Dredging equipment.
You are awesome Ernie you are the only one who new that right on Ernie .
Jade helm!