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WKENDER · 10-01-2007, 12:55 PM

Just wanted to drop a line as I was the passer by boater who rescued the family from the Cobalt. I have been waiting to get activation for my account as I am a newbie.

First and Foremost is that the Family of the Cobalt are safe and sound and no one was hurt and the outcome was not more severe.

My son and I were travelling along the shore of rattlesnake due to the severe conditions and the wind when I had noticed that there were 2 gentlemen bailing water from their boat. At that point my son and I had noticed another boat there trying to help but it was small so we proceeded over to see what we could do. Hats off to the owner of the Cobalt everyone had already had there PFD's on. Our first concern was to get everyone off the Cobalt and on to mine as quickly as possible, this was difficult as the children were very scared. It was so rough that I could not get close enough to get beside them so we threw them an anchor line and had them swim over to me. The owner was the last person to leave the sinking Cobalt and within minutes of him boarding my boat the Cobalt was gone. Within minutes Marine Patrol was on site and shortly after we transferred the family to their boat.

I received a nice letter from Marine Patrol thanking me for my efforts and I also received a very nice thank you card in the mail from the family of the Cobalt.

I would like to finish off by saying I am glad the circumstances turned out the way they did and I feel good knowing that I was able to help and hope there will be someone there if I need help, boats can be replaced family can't.

**I am just a s curious as the rest of you to find out what happened and I am sure we will all know as soon as it can be made public.

10-01-2007, 12:55 PM	#277
WKENDER Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Haverhill, MA/ Alton Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Passer BY Just wanted to drop a line as I was the passer by boater who rescued the family from the Cobalt. I have been waiting to get activation for my account as I am a newbie. First and Foremost is that the Family of the Cobalt are safe and sound and no one was hurt and the outcome was not more severe. My son and I were travelling along the shore of rattlesnake due to the severe conditions and the wind when I had noticed that there were 2 gentlemen bailing water from their boat. At that point my son and I had noticed another boat there trying to help but it was small so we proceeded over to see what we could do. Hats off to the owner of the Cobalt everyone had already had there PFD's on. Our first concern was to get everyone off the Cobalt and on to mine as quickly as possible, this was difficult as the children were very scared. It was so rough that I could not get close enough to get beside them so we threw them an anchor line and had them swim over to me. The owner was the last person to leave the sinking Cobalt and within minutes of him boarding my boat the Cobalt was gone. Within minutes Marine Patrol was on site and shortly after we transferred the family to their boat. I received a nice letter from Marine Patrol thanking me for my efforts and I also received a very nice thank you card in the mail from the family of the Cobalt. I would like to finish off by saying I am glad the circumstances turned out the way they did and I feel good knowing that I was able to help and hope there will be someone there if I need help, boats can be replaced family can't. **I am just a s curious as the rest of you to find out what happened and I am sure we will all know as soon as it can be made public.