GC1TF38 Flotsam and Jetsam (Traditional Cache) in Connecticut, United States created by Planet

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A cache by Planet Message this owner

Hidden : 6/8/2009

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

You're gonna need a boat. Best done by kayak or canoe. No you can't get this from land, you won't be tall enough.

To get this cache out to sign, simply bend the thing holding it in place to remove the cache container, and please bend it back to secure it in place when replacing it.

From Wikipedia:
Traditionally, flotsam and jetsam are words that describe specific kinds of debris in the ocean. Historically the words had specific nautical meanings, with legal consequences, but in modern usage they came to mean any kind of marine debris.

There is a technical difference between the two: jetsam has been voluntarily cast into the sea (jettisoned) by the crew of a ship, usually in order to lighten it in an emergency; while flotsam describes goods that are floating on the water without having been thrown in deliberately, often after a shipwreck.

Generally speaking, Jetsam is the property of the finder, while flotsam remains the property of its original owner.

Traditionally spelled flotsom and jetsom, the "o" was replaced with "a" in the early twentieth century, and the former spellings have since been out of common usage.

Ligan (or lagan), describes goods that have been marked by being tied to a buoy so that its owner can find and retrieve it later.

Derelict is property which has been abandoned and deserted at sea by those who were in charge without any hope of recovering it. This includes vessels and cargo.

The differences among flotsam, jetsam, and ligan are of consequence in the law of admiralty and marine salvage, see., e.g., "Receiver of Wreck".

(In keeping with 1Naturemom's music theme along this river, I did discover that Flotsam & Jetsam is a band out there somewhere. A heavy metal band. They are loud. And it wasn't music to my ears.)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Whfg unatva' nebhaq, ybbxvat vapbafcvphbhfyl yvxr sybgfnz. Abg ba fuber, be va gur jngre.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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