Gotta Tell This Story

Marsh Harbor
NoLL

I can't resist passing on to you the following story. I got it almost verbatim from The Abaconian, the local newspaper.

A boating accident occurred March 1 near Guana Cay. A man who arrived from the States a few days ago, was in his new 31 foot boat when he say one of his radio antennas out of position. He climbed up to fix it with engines idling, but he slipped, bumped his body on the throttle levers, and then fell overboard. The boat (powered by two 300 HP outboards)took off at high speed.

The boat ended up about 45 feet from the water in the yard of a house in Guana. The owner of the house started screaming on VHF 16 as she thought there might be somebody dead in the boat. A passerby in another boat picked up the man and took him to his boat on shore. When the owner reached his boat, he grabbed his jacket, cell phone, and briefcase, and said, "How do I get to Marsh Harbor Airport? I want out of here now." He flew out of Abaco that day. The boat (estimated value $175,000) remains with a gouged-out hole in the hull.