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On 6/1/07, <> wrote:
>
> Well, Bryan, from the video it did not appear that the boat was actually
> grounded on the rocks. It seems to be up against the wall, still
> floating
> but not actually grounding. This happened in Puget Sound, where a lot of
> the islands in the San Juans and especially the Gulf Islands (like Lopez
> Is,
> where this incident occurred) have very steep rock walls like the one in
> the
> video so it is possible that it lost power and was simply up against the
> cliff. I tried "googling" to see what caused the accident but could not
> find out detailed information.
Just shows that Goggle doesn't know everything! But since the Coast Guard
was involved, it's likely on their website, among the news releases. In
this case, on the home page of the Thirteenth District Public Affairs site:
<http://www.d13publicaffairs.com/go/site/21/>.
The vessel is described as being pulled off the rocks. Pretty likely it was
pounding on rocks in the surf. While the islands in that area rise steeply,
they're not vertical cliffs, and the "Shekinech" was right against the rock
face of the island.
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Best,
Bryan Genez
"Capella" V40-158
New Bern, NC
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