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John V.
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Initially Posted - 08/08/2006 :  19:21:25  Show Profile  Visit John V.'s Homepage
I'm just home from my six weeks on Neebish Island and just put Nin Bimash to bed in someone else's barn.
Gas so high it was less costly to keep her in the north land for the winter. People up there are really special. on Sunday night two couples were boating on the lower St. Mary's near the Neebish rock cut when a large laker (700'+ and 40,000 tons) created such a huge wake that the small boat was swamped and flipped over. three were able to swim to shore while the last a man stayed with the swamped boat and a labrador retriever. The shouts of help were heard by my friend Bob Shallip the Island's former ferry captain and current captain of the soo locks tour boats. the state police, coast guard and a CG chopper were all called and were searching. Bob, in an open boat with a 15hp outboard and a hand held marine radio began to search. every time he could hear the man's calls for help he would edge a little closer, turn off the outboard and listen again until he found the boat, man and dog. The search took over two hours. It was not the CG or the police but my neighbor responding to a call for help who got out of bed at midnight and searched till after 2:00 am to effect a rescue. Islanders often travel back and forth by small boat and the lake shippers are keenly aware of the 9 mph speed limit but that doesn't stop captains from trying to go as fast as they think they can. especially at night.

I'm proud to be a Neebish Islander and especially proud to have a neighbor like Bob.
as other threads have discussed the worst behavior on the part of the boating public, and I share many of the sentiments expressed about so called "mans boats" I thought I would balance the discussion with something about the best people on the water..
John V.
Nin Bimash II
Neebish Island, MI
77 C25 sk/sr #153
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 08/08/2006 :  21:25:27  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Good on him.
Thanks for the story, it is nice to read about people who are as good as we all wish we were. My son has a refrigerator magnet that says, "My goal is to be as wonderful as my dog thinks I am". Sounds like Bob made it.
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esailor
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Response Posted - 08/08/2006 :  22:09:56  Show Profile
Good Karma shall find him. We all hope for those people when we are in distress.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 08/09/2006 :  08:12:36  Show Profile
Three Cheers for Bob Shallip...

<i>Hip, Hip, Hurray!</i>
<i>Hip, Hip, Hurray!</i>
<i>Hip, Hip, Hurray!</i>

Speeding lakers can create a real mess. One time on the island where my family's cottage is, a speeding laker went by in the dead of the night and created a mini tsunami that heaved boats onto docks and land, and even wrapped an aluminum canoe around a tree.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 08/09/2006 :  09:40:02  Show Profile
Way to go BOB!!!!
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 08/09/2006 :  12:17:46  Show Profile
Local heros, the best kind.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 08/10/2006 :  19:35:53  Show Profile
There is an ancient unwritten and unspoken rule.
Mariners help others in trouble.

I doubt that Bob gave a second thought
about what he was doing. It's an automatic and
deeply ingrained response.

Simply the way it is and the way it should be.
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