Sacha is a launch operator for Sandy Hook Pilots. the yacht America was a Snady Hook Pilot Schooner. Delivering a pilot and picking up are the most dramatic and dangerous.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Captain Jack - towing and salvage in Brooklyn waters
Captain Jack, as he is universally known at Gateway Marina in Sheepshead Bay, is a professional boat salvager and, along with his brother, Capt. Bernie Schachner, is a co-owner of White Cap Marine Towing and Salvage Inc. Summer is their busy season.
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He waits for warm weather to lure New Yorkers seeking relief on yachts, motorboats, sailboats, kayaks and Jet Skis. Then he waits for them to get themselves in trouble.
Indecision
Waiting for Indecision to fuel up at the Friendship Lobstermen's Co-Op
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