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Delaware Woman Spots Huge Object After Powerful Nor’easter

A Delaware woman captured the moment a huge buoy washed ashore as a powerful nor'easter battered the coast on September 24.The video, captured by Lindsay Good in Dewey Beach, Delaware, shows the enormous buoy sitting on the sand as strong winds and rough surf affected the area.The sight was so unusual that several people who saw the footage said they had never seen a buoy washed ashore before. One commenter who said he had served in the Coast Guard explained that buoys are normally anchored offshore, making the sight particularly striking.According to Delaware Beach Local, the buoy was spotted in Dewey Beach after the storm intensified along the coast. The post also noted that another, smaller buoy washed ashore at Indian River Inlet that same morning.Several commenters appeared to identify the object as a buoy from the Indian River Inlet area. One person claimed it had broken loose and drifted north before washing ashore roughly half a mile from the southern end of the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk, although that detail could not be independently confirmed.Other commenters said they had spotted the huge buoy themselves in Dewey Beach and South Bethany as the storm moved through.The nor'easter brought powerful winds, heavy rain, coastal flooding and rough surf to Delaware and other parts of the East Coast, creating unusual scenes along the shoreline."It was a crazy thing to see!" one person commented.Another joked: "Anything to get a good parking spot at the beach."