Fishing Boat Runs Aground on Chatham Sand Bar

9/10/2014

A Chatham fisherman with more than 30 years of experience ran aground on a sand bar off the coast of Lighthouse Beach this morning. Captain Bruce Kaminski cited mechanical trouble for the failing to navigate the shoal at low tide. He was uninjured.

The 40 foot Never Enough was towed to shore by the Coast Guard and Harbormasters from Chatham and Harwich.
Our friends at the Cape Cod Times online produced this video of a tough day on the job for Kaminski.

A friend of mine who recently visited from Syracuse took some great shots of the area on a quiet day in late August, and I share them with you. Thanks for the photos Craig!

Chatham fisherman are local celebrities in the elegant seaside village, as tourists mob the Fish Pier observation deck hoping to catch a glimpse of the day's catch coming ashore.

Fishing boats sit in tandem to unload their catch.

Here is an excellent perspective of the U.S. Coast Guard boats docked and ready for patrol and rescues.

The second-story observation deck yields an hour-- at least, of entertainment. It's better than TV. While you wait for the next fishing boat to come in and unload, you can view the harbor, the open ocean beyond, shore birds, magnificent coastal homes, and....

....blubbery gray seals who feast on the leftovers thrown overboard, before becoming lunch for the great white sharks lurking on the other side of the sand bars.