It reminded me of a southern California Saturday night, the sound of a big helicopter circling, the spotlight playing out, focusing on SOMETHING down below. Listening to the scanner we heard that a 40-foot sailboat had run aground about 50 yards offshore and the Coast Guard was trying to figure out if the boat could be towed off the sandbar or if they should just wait for high tide. It was 10 at night, quite dark, kind of scary — for them, not us.
Jetskiers ended up removing the last of the crew and the wait for high tide began.
Sunday morning we could see the boat was still there, masts swaying back and forth, so we went down to the beach, took some photos. A few hours later the boat was gone, freed from the sand, and on its way up to Newport to check for damage.
Not exactly an episode of television's "Deadliest Catch," but a little bit of nautical drama here on the coast. ©Carol Leigh
