Boat that aground off Kahe Point successfully removed… this article is about the winds that picked up in Hawaii and pushed the sailboat towards the shore and left the snorkelers behind.
This reminds me of the time we were on a snorkeling boat in Turks & Caicos and having a great time. We were suppose to be in the water for an hour and then we were to go to a beach for a picnic lunch. Well when we turned around to go back to the boat, it was gone. I laughed but there was many who were in the verge of panic. And all of a sudden the theme of “Jaws” was playing. We could see the shore but it was far and I am making excuses for the captain of the boat, he had an emergency at home or he went to get the lunches and wanted for us to continue to play in the water… so everyone calmed down and we continued to have fun. We figured that someone will see us eventually since there was at least 10 of us in bright yellow jackets and a boat would be coming by soon.
A boat did happen to drive by (2 hours later) and picked us up but it was not our original boat or our captain… it seems that our captain fell asleep (which is a HUGE NO NO) and the line that was tied to the mooring, came untied and the boat drifted off.
Whenever you find your self in a non-planned situation, DO NOT PANIC… and everything will turn out fine.
