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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Leigh Ann on July 29, 2010, 11:46:16 AM

Title: Sunk Shrimp Boat
Post by: Leigh Ann on July 29, 2010, 11:46:16 AM
In the local paper today they reported a shrimp boat that sunk 2 miles northeast of the mouth of the Clear Creek Channel in Galveston Bay. The coordinates are 29 34.488 N and 94 59.3168 W. It said the rigging is sticking up out of the water and the Coast Guard is going to put temporary marks around it. It caught on fire and sank Thursday, July 22nd.
Title: Re: Sunk Shrimp Boat
Post by: Bee on July 29, 2010, 12:29:01 PM
Oh Boy.  Right on the way to the finish --- upwind if they are out of the SW as forecast.
Title: Re: Sunk Shrimp Boat
Post by: Charles on July 29, 2010, 04:12:58 PM
Quote from: Bee on July 29, 2010, 12:29:01 PM
Oh Boy.  Right on the way to the finish --- upwind if they are out of the SW as forecast.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor sunken shrimpboat shall stay the rumracers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds!
Title: Re: Sunk Shrimp Boat
Post by: Eric713 on July 29, 2010, 05:59:21 PM
Lets use it as a Rum Race mark!
Title: Re: Sunk Shrimp Boat
Post by: Bee on July 29, 2010, 06:59:41 PM
Shrimp boats is a comin' their sails are in sight, but you can't see da hulls