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Fort Point Channel is bubbling

By adamg on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 10:26pm

Only problem is, it's not supposed to bubble:

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By Section77 on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 10:58pm.

Under the FPC. And the T us having a bad month.

By Ron Newman on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 5:09am.

 

By Tim Mc. on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 7:07am.

there would only be bubbles from one spot -- but it sounds like the bubbles are from all over. (Unclear, but that's my interpretation.)

Sounds like something natural, though.

By Sock_Puppet on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 7:33am.

the intro to a new horror movie.

What foul beast awakens beneath Fort Point Channel?

By anon on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 8:47am.

is Pointy McPointface, the lovable yet socially-awkward inner harbor bottom-dweller who has adapted to survive off of leftover high-end coffee grounds and discarded West Elm furniture.

By blues_lead_01 on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 9:11am.

It's A.....

IT'S A....!!

IT'S A BABY WHEEL, J!!!

By MrZip on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 10:46am.

Flatulent flounder? Crepetacious crabs? Hey! Who released the Kraken? How about a little warning next time?

By anon on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 8:18am.

Dump trucks used to dump snow from downtown snow removal into the Fort Point channel, between Congress St. and Summer St. I remember seeing all kinds of stuff embedded in the snow, especially after a big storm. There were shopping carts, bicycles, trash receptacles, lumber, and all kinds of trash, big and small.

I believe this practice ended but who knows what the heck is down there? Leaking drums of toxic waste? Dead bodies? Worse?

By pchippy on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 9:19am.

Actually, if the tunnel were leaking, there probably wouldn't be any bubbles, because the air displaced by the water rushing into the tunnel could more easily escape through the tunnel openings themselves and through the ventilation systems.

More likely it's either caused by some change in the chemistry of the water in the channel, or something has triggered the release of gases from the sediments under the channel.

It seems unlikely that there are methane clathrates there...

By anon on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 8:01am.

How do you know it's not supposed to bubble? Nature works in mysterious ways.

By anon on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 8:02am.

After all, it is Hell's cauldron.

By Ward8Mahatma on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 9:51am.

By Ward8Mahatma on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 9:52am.

…it’s Lloyd Bridges

By anon on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 10:27am.

A giant bong?

By anon on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 11:09am.

Preparing to rise up and feed on the fall tourists.

By Jess Hamilton on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 8:21pm.

I do believe they are or recently dredged or blasted the harbor. Must have hit an underground air pocket...