Disabled vessel Goldilocks adrift near Mackinac Island


A boat called Goldilocks is disabled and drifting near Mackinac Island Harbor with four adults on it. The Coast Guard is responding, and civilian boats are helping.
Audio|Source: Straits Area Marine Radio
04:47
Transcript:
Sheffler Ferry, this is motor vessel (name withheld). Kepler on 16. All right, thank you. On the way by we've called for a tow, but rocking the crap out of us when you can't steer the boat in the waste. Yeah, Roger that cap. We'll keep that under advisement. Hope you guys have a towboat come along soon. We didn't hear a security call or anything like that. At least I didn't, so sorry about that. Call. This is just called. Okay. All right. I'll let every other ferry boat company know that you guys are under distress out there then. Should I be doing a security? that says we're disabled by the Megan Island Harbor. That's kind of what I was getting at, is that none of us knew that there was a disabled vessel out there. Otherwise, we'd have probably done something differently. So you did say you have a towboat coming? Roger that. Okay, we'll let everybody here at Sheppler's know from our standpoint. Any vessels conversing on Channel 16? This is the United States Coast Guard on Channel 16. Are you in need of any assistance? Over. This motor vessel (name withheld) and we, our engine just failed and we are by, just south the Biddle Point by the Mackinaw Island Harbor, right out in front of the Grand Hotel. Very Channel. Sewing vessel (name withheld), this is the United States Coast Guard, Roger, good copy. Can I get a GPS position and geographical location? Over? Thank you. Seligvessel (name withheld), this is the Coast Guard. What is your GPS position over? It's 45 degrees 50.6036 North and 84 degrees 37.2182 West. Senior fare. Ten four. Controlscarge, copy. Seven for line. And for Our GPS is 45 degrees 50.6096 north 84 degrees 37.268288. 37.268-186. Selling vessel (name withheld), this is the Coast Guard. Roger, good copy. How many persons on board to include number of adults and children over? Four. Selling vessel (name withheld), is that four adults over? Four adults. Four adults. Selling vessel (name withheld), what is the nature of distress over? Quit and we were just in the channel where all the ferries go by and there's a freighter coming that won't be coming too far. But it looks like we're going to get some assistance from two civilian boats here. So, (name withheld), this is the Coast Guard. Roger, good copy. Stand by, let us know if you... Do you need any assistance in the near future? Over.
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Mackinaw City, MI 49701
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