The remnants of Hurricane Dorian came our way in the form of a nor’easter, bringing wind gusts of 37 MPH over the weekend, and more than two inches of rain. Two boats sank at their moorings in Round Cove in Fairhaven and the Compass Rose capsized in North Cove on Saturday 9/7. The Fairhaven Harbormaster and his staff were pretty busy running from one sunken vessel to the next.
The TowboatUS/New Bedford crew and the Fairhaven Harbormaster crew worked together to get the Compass Rose upright and pump out the water. Then the boat was lashed to the TowboatUS vessel, towed to a ramp, and hauled from the water. Photos by Beth David.
- The Compass Rose is right side up in the water, but riding low after being pulled up by TowBoatUS/New Bedford, with the Fairhaven Harbormaster crew (LEFT) on scene to help in North Cove on Saturday, 9/7/19, after the remnants of Hurricane Dorian brought gusts of 37 MPH and more than two inches of rain. Photo by Beth David.
- The Fairhaven Harbomaster and crew (LEFT) help TowBoatUS/New Bedford pull the Compass Rose upright in North Cove on Saturday, 9/7/19, after the remnants of Hurricane Dorian brought gusts of 37 MPH and more than two inches of rain. Photo by Beth David.
- The Compass Rose is completely capsized in North Cove on Saturday, 9/7/19, after the remnants of Hurricane Dorian brought gusts of 37 MPH and more than two inches of rain. Photo by Beth David.
- TowBoatUS/New Bedford lashes the now-upright Compass Rose to the TowBoat vessel after the Compass Rose capsized completely in North Cove on Saturday, 9/7/19, after the remnants of Hurricane Dorian brought gusts of 37 MPH and more than two inches of rain. Photo by Beth David.
- Crews from the Fairhaven Harbomaster department and TowBoatUS/New Bedford pump out the Compass Rose after pulling it upright in North Cove on Saturday, 9/7/19, after the remnants of Hurricane Dorian brought gusts of 37 MPH and more than two inches of rain. Photo by Beth David.
- TowBoatUS/New Bedford pulls the Compass Rose upright after it capsized completely in North Cove on Saturday, 9/7/19, after the remnants of Hurricane Dorian brought gusts of 37 MPH and more than two inches of rain. Photo by Beth David.
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