Here's what happened. We had a severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night (a twister even touched down a few towns over) and with that storm brought alot of rain. Captain and I headed out after the storm on Thursday evening to check on the boat, pump out the dingy etc. We noticed that one of the power boats moored nearby must have collected a good deal of water and was down a bit in the back of the boat. Well, what can we do. We don't know who owns the boat, we can't save every boat int he harbor, and hopefully they will come and take care of it themselves. Plus, there are lots of other people out there boating, including 2 local boat yards and a Harbor Master.
Well, we had another rainstorm on Saturday night. Captain and I again, checked on our boat, pumped out the dingy and then sat down for lunch. Then I noticed and said "look".
See that boat, beyond the one with the red canvas cover? Ya. It's going down.
Here's a close up.
Our friend Jeff had just motored by in his green sailboat to say hello (see him in the right side of the photo, checking out the sinking boat) and we told him that Captain just called and alerted the Harbor Master of the situation. While we waited for his arrival, Captain and Jeff did what they could to pump water out of the sinking boat. Using only hand held and man powered pumps, they pumped away.
Here comes the Harbor Master! Blue lights flashing and all!
Did they save it? YES! Now, who owns this boat?????
Another adventure!
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