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Thread #47464 Message #708072
Posted By: Charley Noble
10-May-02 - 08:55 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: A Nautical Yarn (Aussie paddle-boat)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: A Nautical Yarn (Aussie paddle-boat)
Lovely last line, Bob. Reminds me of the wreck of the Annie C. Maguire, a ship which piled up on the rocks below Portland Head Light on December 25, 1886; I used the image for a Christmas card one year. The captain and the crew managed to scramble out on the bowsprite and drop safely on shore, and the owners happily collected the insurance. Hmmm, might find something that rhymes with Maguire.