Coast Guard, stranded lobster boat making headway

[KnotGolfin']

http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punew...352130327.html

Its a big Ocean out there...

[backman]

I saw that on the news this morning and wondered if 1) the news station got their facts wrong or 2) they now lobster in 3000' on the seamounts.

Its 130 nautical miles SE of Nantucket to the mouth of Lydonia and another 30 nmiles from there to the seamounts.

Interesting place to be lobstering in Dec!

[relentless]

Mo matter where they are they are making their way home safe before the storm comes in. The thing I don't understand is the news stated they had a generator to run heat but the cause of the problem was a fuel problem. Most boats that size the generator and MDE run off the same fuel tanks. Once again they are getting in safe but I am sure it is not a successful trip.

[chumtini]

Video from the USGC Escanaba

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=732968

[jackdaniels]

Disabled Gloucester boat being towed into Provincetown Saturday morning
Dec 18th, 2009 by cgnews.

BOSTON — The Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba will be turning the tow of the Gloucester-based lobster boat over to Station Provincetown, Mass., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at about 9 a.m.
After they turn the tow over, Station Provincetown’s boat crew will bring the Michael and Kristen into Provincetown, and the Escanaba will stay offshore, standing by to rescue other boaters who may get caught in Saturday’s storm.

Thursday morning as the Rachel Leah was towing the Michael and Kristen, the towline parted, so the Escanaba took over and the Rachel Leah departed.

The crew of the Escanaba worked with the First District command center staff in Boston to determine the safest location to tow the Michael and Kristen to.

Nine to 10-foot seas and 30 mph winds have kept the Escanaba’s towing speed at about 5 mph.

The lobster vessel was disabled Wednesday with five people aboard more than 200 miles southeast of Nantucket, Mass.

The master of the 77-foot lobster boat called for help at about 3:30 p.m., Wednesday when the boat’s engines wouldn’t start. The Rachel Leah, another fishing vessel in the area, answered the calls for help and began towing the Michael and Kristen. The Escanaba met both vessels around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday and stayed with them through the night.

The 270-foot Boston-based Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba is a medium endurance cutter based in Boston.

[micchip]

i doubt they were lobstering out there.

[backman]

my thoughts exactly.

[KnotGolfin']

Does that temp chart really show that there is still a 73 degree pocket of water out there?

[micchip]

Sure looks like nice water to me wayyyyy outta my reach though

[On The Edge]

Range is the least of the problems. It whats between us and it..