UPDATE: Washed-up navigational buoy removed from Dewey Beach

UPDATE: A navigational buoy that washed ashore during September’s Nor’easter was removed by the United States Coast Guard on Wednesday morning.

The buoy sat on the Dewey Beach shoreline near New Orleans Street for more than a month before being removed around 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 28. The Coast Guard was assisted by members of the U.S. Army, Delaware DNREC, Delaware Natural Resources Police, and Dewey Beach officers.

The Dewey Beach Police Department says the a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, airlifted the buoy to a Coast Guard buoy tender positioned off Cape Henlopen.

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SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. – The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay says they have received reports of three large navigational buoys that washed up on Sussex County beaches.

The buoys are reported to have washed up in beaches near Dewey and South Bethany. This comes amidst large wind gusts causing rough tides and unusually large swells. Responders are currently working to determine exactly which buoys they are and their assigned positions. Notifications will be made to the maritime community to communicate their absence through Local Notices to Mariners and other channels.

For safety reasons, the Coast Guard requests that the public please refrain from playing on, climbing, or attempting to move the buoys. The displaced buoys will be recovered for refurbishment or recycling, and new buoys will be be placed on their assigned stations as soon as possible.

If you find a washed-up buoy, call 215-271-4880.

This article was originally published on Sept. 24 at 5:06 p.m.