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This could have, and should have been me 5 years ago! My boat is moored in the salt pond near great island bridge. I got a call at work ( i work 2 hours away!) from the assistant harbor master. He said it broke off my mooring during a strong nor easter and he saw it from his house as it drifted out and under the great island bridge. He grabbed a rope and ran as fast as he could to the end of the docks just past frances fleet, barely beating the boat there (full moon, dropping tide). As it rounded the corner to the main channel, the bow swung towards him, so he threw a lasso and caught the anchor... had only one shot at it. 2 commercial guys helped pull it in. He called me stating it was tied in a 80' commercial vessels spot, and as soon as they come back in from pulling their gear they are going to cut my lines, so id better get there FAST.
No insurance on my boat! had he not caught it, it would have drifted right out into the 9' swells. 100$ gift card to Charlie O's for the assistant harbor master for that one!
to this day, I have triple lines, and i still frequently check my boat just to see if its there.
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