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A ghost ship appeared last weekend on Beverly Beach, Florida, to the surprise of bathers, in a situation that initially left investigators from the Flagler Beach Fire Department baffled.
Flagler Beach Fire Department explained the situation on its social media and clarified that the shrimp boat Miss Montie ran aground on the coast without crew, because it had run out of power.
"At approximately 6:05 p.m., Flagler Beach Fire Department crews were dispatched to a shrimp boat that had run aground near 2480 N. Oceanshore Blvd. Upon arrival, they attempted to verbally communicate with the crew, but received no response," the report posted on its Facebook page begins, adding, "A search of the vessel was conducted, but no findings were found. The United States Coast Guard was ed, who revealed that the crew was present. The scene was turned over to local law enforcement, who will await FWC."
Coast Guard rescues Miss Montie crew
The captain of the Miss Montie, Corey Thomas, told the News-Journal that the boat ran out of power on Friday night, and as its spare anchor was not going to hold the weight of the vessel, he decided to ask for help from the Coast Guard
"I didn't want to leave the boat adrift. The Coast Guard told me they couldn't tow me and I didn't understand why they couldn't do it. They told me it was too dangerous," Thomas said.
The Coast Guard rescued the crew and brought them ashore, and according to the News-Journal, Thomas got help to tow the Miss Montie, but the surf was too strong to carry out the maneuver, and in a span of three hours, the boat had already drifted eight miles.
For his part, Coast Guard marine science technician Brandan Blackwell told the Daytona Beach News-Journal that the first thing they did was to make sure the boat was not at risk of sinking.
"We just make sure everything looks like it's in order, that the ship's still upright, that it's not sinking or anything like that. It's a steel hull, so it shouldn't fall apart overnight or anything like that," Blackwell said.
In the end, Fox News Digital reported that Captain Thomas was able to hire a larger shrimp boat to tow him to St. Augustine.