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...Buddy Vanderhoop, the ship's captain, was unfamiliar with the boat and believed the battery could stand the large electrical usage...
Then a chance occurrence seemed to save the day for the crew as the Dorado, a lobster boat returning to port after three days, was spotted. It was 8:30 and darkness had fallen; Vanderhoop fired off powerful 2500 ft. rocket flares that he fortunately had in the cabin...
...boats approached each other, and Harris asked if they had working basic equipment: radio, bilge and other necessities. Finally, Vanderhoop recalls Harris asking if they had any beer...
...Jamaican!" Harris exclaimed. Since they were returning from a hard trip, Vanderhoop recalls, they were overjoyed to drink a beer. As it turned out, beer was not enough to solve their problems...
Before the Coast Guard arrived, two larger waves of 20 feet nearly tipped over the old, wooden Escort, and Captain Vanderhoop briefed the crew on how to react to a capsizing...