Former President Bush's Boat Runs Aground

[madmom]

(July 14) -- Beach-goers in Maine had an unexpectedly close encounter with former President George H.W. Bush when his fishing boat ran aground.

Bush can often be seen piloting his 38-foot boat off the coast of Kennebunkport. This time, the Fidelity IV ended up stuck on Gooch's Beach for several hours.

It's not clear who was steering the boat, but the former president and some family members were aboard, Bush's personal assistant Jim Appleby told SeacoastOnline.com. The boat had trouble navigating through heavy fog that rolled in at midafternoon and got caught in swells that pushed it onto the public beach, Appleby said.

The same thing happened to a boat that was following Bush's. Nobody was hurt, and neither boat was seriously damaged, according to Portland's WCSH TV.

Secret Service agents and Bush staffers had to wait about five hours for the tide to come in and float the Fidelity IV off the sand. Hundreds of people gathered on the beach to watch the process and take snapshots.

"We were all going to go for a whale watch, but this tops that," tourist Mike Hilton told a local TV news crew.

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/president-george-hw-bushs-boat-fidelity-iv-runs-aground/19553703




that's the entire article, but there is a pic.

[KeyWester]

1. His boat is ON the beach.

he must have let it drift right up on there. Probably the worst thing to wash up on shore in a long time.

[Rex]

2. I'm sure Idiot Senior will never take responsibility if he was driving

because a Bush cannot tell the truth or take responsibility for ANYTHING.

[LWolf]

3. What a perfect metaphor. nt

[hedgehog]

4. Younger folk here may not recall George Senior's penchant for

cigarette boats - the nautical version of a crotch rocket. I don't think he has ever caught on to the fact that boats don't come with brakes. Sooner or later he is going to really hurt someone ramming them with his boat.

[Dennis Donovan]

11. This is purportedly a film of him trying to dock his boat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ntMluaKA_c

[Seneca]

5. I don't think he skydived on his birthday this year either

Mike Hilton is a tool.

[Triana]

6. Yea. Same thing he did to the USA. What's new? n/t

[branders seine]

7. classic metaphor for what the bush cabal have done to America

[Ozymanithrax]

8. Whatever floats your boat... n/t

[Soylent Brice]

9. post # 3,6, and 7 already stated my sentiments.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

10. Damnit Gilligan!

[Blue Owl]

12. Beached Fail

Thar she blows!

[Sebastian Doyle]

13. "It's not clear who was steering the boat...some family members were aboard"

Uh-oh....... Did he let Chimpy drive?

[malaise]

14. Best laugh for the morning

:rofl: :hi: