Yet another near disaster
'Sarf & West mate, Sarf & West'
Pete Bernfeld
Tue 20 Aug 2013 12:31
With Spring tides in the offing, at low water a couple of times I bounced off the bottom. Nothing too violent but not comfortable. More in hope than anything else I started the emergency elektrikery and started the engine in forward gear. We have movement. OK, up anchor and slowly motor round to the official anchorage. Dropped the hook but I swung too close to Inspiration Lady. No drama, give me five to get my breath back, put on some latex gloves to protect the by now open blisters from the mast climbing exercise . I asked for somebody to come and steer for me whilst I hauled up and re-spotted. Don from Inspiration Lady and right now I can't remember the name of the gent from Malalla came over. Started the emergency elektrikery again but this time no joy getting the engine going.
Sam (Sail Indonesia) called and said the rescue boat could tow me to a new spot. It came out, I gave them a line and away we went, me pulling the anchor up in slow time. The rescue boat started having some sort of problem but due to language problems we didn't know what. Then we both started drifting back towards the moored fishing boats and the rocks. A police boat which had previously declined to help cast off his moorings and came over. He promptly got a rope around a prop and he did go on the rocks. The rescue boat went to help, whatever problem he had seemingly gone. I continued to slowly drift back.The operator of the rescue boat went into a sulk and wouldn't attempt to communicate. Eventually a very disgruntled fisherman arrived in a small canoe and prepared to go fishing for the night, leaving his canoe on the mooring. Dingies powered the rescue boat clear and suddenly he powered up and was away with a derisive blast of his horn.
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