Unique Situation...Maybe

[+mullyman]

I live in Shizuoka, Japan. Shizuoka runs along the coast just south of Tokyo. There is a cache in my area, right at the mouth of the river/ocean to be exact, and I believe that it is gone. Let me explain. 2 years ago or so there was a massive typhoon that came through this area and there was pretty bad flooding down in that area. I know of 2 caches that were actually lost during that storm. Anyway, since the typhoon that cache has logged 7 DNF's, it's a 1 star difficulty mind you, and the owner doesn't respond to messages. I've mailed him at least 3 times over the past 2 years asking if he could check to see if the cache is still there. I don't like hounding people and would prefer to never send a message to anyone so it's not like I mailed him 3 times in a week, it was over the course of a few years. Anyway, the description of the cache is in native level English so I'm suspecting that the cache owner is a foreigner, like myself, and that he's probably not in Japan anymore. Either that or he got into Geocaching and it didn't stick for very long. Anyway, what action can I take to get this cache disabled? Or at least get someone official to contact the cache owner and get him to verify if the cache is there or not......although I'm 99.9% positive that it isn't there.

Thanks in advance,

MULLY

 

NOTE: I went to the cache owners profile and he hasn't hid or found a cache in over 2 years

Edited July 14, 2013 by mullyman

[+Isonzo Karst]

Log a Needs Archived log on the cache. This log will be forwarded to a reviewer for the area, who will likely either archive it, or disable it with a

timeframe for the owner to reappear and make repairs.

[+Bear and Ragged]

Log a Needs Archived log on the cache. This log will be forwarded to a reviewer for the area, who will likely either archive it, or disable it with a

timeframe for the owner to reappear and make repairs.

 

I'd also suggest this.

[+J Grouchy]

Yeah...don't be shy about NA. You aren't the final judge...you are just bringing it to the reviewer's attention. If the reviewer can't get a response, nobody else will.

[+NanCycle]

This is not a unique situation at all, except in the severity of the weather that caused the damage. Caches go missing all the time, and their owners disappear as well. A NA log is the answer.

[+The Blorenges]

Also... before you do the NA log, I'd put a Note log on the cache giving the history of the last couple of years and mentioning your own efforts to contact the owner with no response. Just so the Reviewer gets the full picture.

 

MrsB

[+MountainWoods]

Actuslly, you can put all of that history in the NA log. I agree with the others. Sounds like an NA.

Edited July 14, 2013 by MountainWoods

[+mullyman]

Thanks for the info, guys. I'll do that.

MULLY