Shipwreck!

We certainly don't see this very often in Hope Town. A Westsail 32 sailboat transiting from Puerto Rico to St. Augustine, FL lost its steering and engine power when a line wrapped round its prop and rudder. In one of our storms the other night, it washed ashore on the beach. Luckily the two people on board and their dog, were fine and some of the locals gave them food, showers, and a place to stay the night.

It has become quite an attraction and the police have been involved so that no one goes on board. We don't know what will happen to the boat since it has sunk quite deep in the sand with all the tide changes (it has 6ft. of draft) and it is damaged with cracks in the hull. It survived Hurricane Maria...but couldn't survive the trip north. The ironic thing is that there had been a BOLO (Be On the Look Out) for this same boat a few days earlier, because it was reported overdue in Florida. I'm sure this will be a continuing saga.