Boats Break Loose in the Bay

Though there was some wind associated with the low pressure system that passed through the Bay Area Saturday night and yesterday, the rain seemed to dominate. Regardless, a handful of anchored-out boats ended up on the shores of Richardson Bay, as often happens when Ma Nature kicks up a fuss — even a minor one.

Richardson Bay Regional Agency Harbor Administrator Bill Price says a total of three boats washed ashore, but two of them were rafted together. Price says one of the sailboats has already been removed and the other will be gone by tonight. "This was a simple little storm," he said, "so it was fairly easy to get them off. The powerboat is a different story." Because the boat was holed, Parker Diving has been called in for the clean up.