Saturday, 31 May 2014

MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY - CHARLY ALPHA TANGO OVERBOARD!

10:43
MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY - CHARLY ALPHA TANGO OVERBOARD!
ALL SHIPS ALL SHIPS ALL SHIPS
THIS IS SAILING SHIP SALTYPAWS SALTYPAWS SALTYPAWS
CAT OVERBOARD IN PARADISE BAY OFF MALTA
ALL SHIPS IN THE VICINITY PLEASE JOIN THE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION
SALTYPAWS OUT

We both thought that Tux Tuxington would be the first cat to make intimate acquaintance with the Drink. And we where right.... Tux likes to hang out on the swimming platform, and he likes to watch the fish from there. Whenever something steers, he jerks as if he wants to jump after, but rethinks this mind the last moment. This time, he lurched a bit more than before, and he slipped overboard. He desperately tried to climb back on board, but the platform was just too high for him. After he found this out, he started his "help me" mow, and despite the high pitched screeching, he managed to make it sound very urgent.  After first using the fishnet, this effort proved to be fruitless. As Tux was hanging off the rear fender, I could just manually pick him up out of the water. I have never felt a cat's heartbeat banging this fast! After the retrieval, we quickly rinsed Tux of with the outdoor shower, and packed him in towels. We new he was ok, when he hungrily ate the offered cat food. After some more drying, Tuxy started his revenge by initiating a massive shedding campaign. We brushed him many times, and each time we had a rich harvest... Coffee filters anyone? I tied old rags at the back of our boat, in the hope that next time, Tux will be able to rescue himself.

10:45
CANCEL MAYDAY CANCEL MAYDAY CANCEL MAYDAY
ALL SHIPS ALL SHIPS ALL SHIPS
THIS IS SAILING SHIP SALTYPAWS SALTYPAWS SALTYPAWS
CHARLEY ALPHA TANGO HAS BEEN RECOVERED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. MAYDAY CANCELLED.
SALTYPAWS OUT






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