Polish Sloop Turns Up Late--Again
A Polish sloop that arrived four days late for New York’s Liberty Weekend festivities turned up safe, sound and a day late Saturday, the Coast Guard said.
The search for the 42-foot Stomil began after it was reported overdue Friday afternoon, said Lt. Jim Meador of the Coast Guard operations center in Cleveland.
“Our main goal was to find them and make sure they were safe,” he said.
The search was hindered because of a faulty radio aboard the sailboat, he said. It was called off when a pleasure boat reported the Stomil tying up early Saturday at Navy Pier, on Lake Michigan.
Coast Guard representatives greeted the crew to determine the sailboat’s itinerary, but did not detain them, Meador said.
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