From Lisa Graves at South Padre
July 23, 2008 | South Padre Island, Texas | Vetting explained
Lisa Graves took these dramatic photos of a sailboat which had broken free and crashed into the front of the Thunderbird and the Murphys Law.
Captain Patrick Murphy is shown attempting to untangle the anchor from his boat Thunderbird. The sailboat, tangled in the anchor of the Murphys Law also. The anchors of both fishing boats were cut to free the two from the drifting sailboat. Damage was caused to the Thunderbird in this exchange.
Several photos were taken as the sailboat came from across the marina crashing into both. Pictures are out of sequential order.
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