On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:11:11 -0800, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

Interesting suggestion. I think it's probably maint. crew that won't fess
up, since they've been doing a lot lately. I was thinking it would be nice
to get notified when it goes out. I'm betting there's some device on the
market that could email me, but it's probably expensive.

Do you have WiFi internet available at the dock ?

If so you could rig a web cam.