A large buoy that washed up on Wells Beach gets towed back to sea The red-and-white striped buoy drew a crowd Monday morning as the Coast Guard worked to return it to the water. Posted April 22, 2024 ...

WELLS, Maine — For almost two weeks now, a buoy has been lodged into the sands of Wells Beach like a commanding piece of pop art. Next week, it is slated to leave the shore behind and return to sea.

An 8,000 pound, 12-foot tall buoy washed up in Wells, Maine, on April 4. The US Coast Guard then decided to retire the red-and-white navigation marker, but residents rallied to save it.

WELLS, Maine (WMTW) - People at Wells Beach ... harbor master received a call from the Maine Marine Patrol about a confirmed great white shark sighting off of the bell buoy at the mouth of Wells ...

Afterward, Maine’s Bureau of Parks and Lands imposed restrictions limiting swimmers to waist-deep water at the Popham, Ferry, and Crescent Beach State Parks. Those restrictions were lifted Aug. 3 .

This buoy, which drifted onto Wells Beach in Maine after a recent storm, is scheduled to be towed back out to sea by the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday, April 22, 2024.

Apr. 22—WELLS — In the pitch black hours before dawn, Geoff Payson said he could hear the "indescribable" growl of something grating against the rock jetty at the end of Wells Beach.