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Captain of Sinking Sailboat Kept His Cool as Vessel Filled With Water

By Administrator · On June 1, 2017

If you’re looking for calm under pressure look no further than Rick Welsford — the captain of the schooner Sorca. When water started to come up through his vessel’s floorboards on Saturday, he didn’t panic. As the Sorca’s engine room flooded, he kept his cool. When the ship’s lighting cut out leaving him and his three-person crew stranded in the dark on a sinking ship, Welsford wasn’t worried. Read More

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