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I suppose it wouldn’t be so funny if a couple fission clouds were the result

Coast Guard to the rescue The hideous part is no one is likely to believe their story. I’m still trying to determine if it’s the greatest fishing yarn ever told – or a someone’s worst nightmare.

I can’t possibly do the story justice – or embellish it, it’s too good already.

Weekend fishermen crash a 46′ WellCraft into a poorly lit Tuna pen in international waters, causing  incident with three different governments, and while the impasse unfolds – they break out the tackle and slurp tuna while gunboats and helicopters posture on the high seas?

I’d say they made the best of a bad situation, fortunately there’s plenty of pictures and narrative to substantiate the account.

3 Comment(s)

  1. Sully | Sep 1, 2008 | Reply

    Amazing.
    Senor Hefe (new piscatorial if not navigational hero) lives the Far Side’s “Screw the limit” moment.

  2. Trout Underground | Sep 1, 2008 | Reply

    The ESPN story was a bit more balanced, and after reading it, I was willing to pronounce these guys “utter morons.”

  3. Matt Dunn | Sep 11, 2008 | Reply

    Awesome story.

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