Today we made time coming into Charleston and were doing 10 knots in Elliot Cut as we approached the Wappoo Creek Bridge for a 3:45 opening......not to open again until 6:30. So it was quite important to make this opening! Once in Charleston Harbor we had time to spare because the Ben Sawyer Bridge would not open til after 6:00. As we were waiting in the harbor we heard a distress call....a 30' Sea Ray motor cruiser had just caught fire under the bridge in the Cooper River with 4 people onboard. We saw lots of smoke rising over the bridge. Another boat raced over to rescue the people and the coast guard came but the boat burned to the water and sunk. As you can see, we made a 6:05 opening at the Ben Sawyer swing bridge and headed north.
Today we made time coming into Charleston and were doing 10 knots in Elliot Cut as we approached the Wappoo Creek Bridge for a 3:45 opening......not to open again until 6:30. So it was quite important to make this opening! Once in Charleston Harbor we had time to spare because the Ben Sawyer Bridge would not open til after 6:00. As we were waiting in the harbor we heard a distress call....a 30' Sea Ray motor cruiser had just caught fire under the bridge in the Cooper River with 4 people onboard. We saw lots of smoke rising over the bridge. Another boat raced over to rescue the people and the coast guard came but the boat burned to the water and sunk. As you can see, we made a 6:05 opening at the Ben Sawyer swing bridge and headed north.
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