The General car barge stuck on Stev .Cay

Pia · Post by **Pia** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 5:25 pm

I was just informed that the General is stuck on Stev.Cay and that the Mr B is trying to pull her off with a rope

Pictures are on Facebook but I'm not there so if you can post a picture here for me that would be good. Everyone wearing their life jackets but boy, how the hell did she hit the Cay ????- poor reef

Pia

StJohnRuth · Post by **StJohnRuth** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 6:00 pm

I am uploading some photos, taking forever.
On Facebook, Palm Tree Charters has photos and updates.
Passengers are being rescued now.

StJohnRuth · Post by **StJohnRuth** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 6:02 pm

Per Captain John Brandi:
"Just released by the Coast Guard. Car barge still on the reef all passengers off safe. What a day."

StJohnRuth · Post by **StJohnRuth** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 6:44 pm

Photos taken earlier from Moorehead Point by Teri Hogg, manager of High Tide Restaurant:

StJohnRuth · Post by **StJohnRuth** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 6:57 pm

Per Captain John Brandi:

"They got the barge off the reef and to the dock, divers checking it out now."

Diana2 · Post by **Diana2** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:44 pm

What in the world was the car barge doing over there???

Captain John · Post by **Captain John** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:59 pm

This is a good reason to rent your car here on St John. Especially now with 1 boat out of commission during the Christmas rush. What's the waiting time for the next boat?

Lovermont · Post by **Lovermont** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 8:54 pm

Captain John wrote:This is a good reason to rent your car here on St John.

That's exactly what I was thinking while reading this thread. Luckily, that's the decision we made for this trip. Rachel is booked to get us to Red Hook, and we'll be renting from C&C this trip. Man, I can hardly wait.

Lovermont

designbyroe · Post by **designbyroe** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 8:57 pm

My buddy Lori who teaches yoga on island and works in real estate, was on the barge for 3 1/2 hrs and said it was sooooooooo stressful.
Thank goodness they are all off and hopefully the reef can survive.

Pia · Post by **Pia** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:10 am

I'm glad all are safe - I'll call Lori this am and get the scoop

Pia

Kevino · Post by **Kevino** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:23 am

Rented from C&C this November. They were awesome!

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 10:03 am

Pia wrote:I'm glad all are safe - I'll call Lori this am and get the scoop

Pia

Inquiring minds want to know!

How could that happen? How many times a day does that captain make that trip? He must know the route like the back of his hand.

seagrape · Post by **seagrape** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:03 am

Being from Alaska, we always wondered where Joseph Hazelwood ended up working after his job with Exxon.

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