Boaters Stranded Overnight by Fog ; an Easy Afternoon's Paddle Turns Into a Cold, Wet Ordeal for Three in Outrigger Canoes.
Portland Press Herald › July 20, 2004
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Three boaters, stranded overnight on a tiny island in Casco Bay after getting lost in dense fog, paddled to safety Monday morning, wet and cold but otherwise OK.
The three had set out from Jewell Island around 6 p.m. Sunday, paddling special outrigger canoes toward the outermost tip of Harpswell, four miles away. Just after they set out, a thick fog settled onto the bay, cutting visibility sharply, disorienting them and eventually forcing the group to seek land.See the full content of this document
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Boaters Stranded Overnight by Fog ; an Easy Afternoon's Paddle Turns Into a Cold, Wet Ordeal for Three in Outrigger Canoes.
"Fifteen minutes into the paddle we noticed it was getting hazy. Within minutes we were just enveloped in fog," said Cindy McNett, an experienced paddler from Topsham. "We couldn't see anything and we just lost our bearings...
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