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TowBoat US and sea tow duke it out

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Competing tow-boat captains slug it out over sinking ship By Miami Herald staff browardnews@MiamiHerald.com Two salvage boat captains competing for the right to save a sinking boat got into a fistfight in the middle of the ocean off Dania Beach this morning, according to Miami Herald news partner WFOR-CBS4.

One of the captains was taken into custody, and may face an assault charge.

The high seas fight started after the captain of the pleasure boat Fortuna made a distress call, saying the boat was taking on water about four miles south of the Pompano Beach Pier, CBS4 reported.

The Broward Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol spotted people aboard a raft, and helped rescue them, but their boat continued to take on water.

As the passengers were rescued, salvage boats from competing companies arrived.

Witnesses say the captains from Sea Tow and TowBoat/US got into what one called a ''brawl'' over salvage rights.

The U.S. Coast Guard, which was also at the rescue, confirmed that it has detained one of the captains for questioning and will turn that captain over to BSO as part of its investigation.

TowBoat/US apparently won the decision. The company took the boat into tow and will take it to a Dania Beach marina for repairs.

 Paul
Apr 28
2006
Reminds me of Popeye and Brutus fighting over Olive Oil....Yuk..uk.uk.uk.uk.uk

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 tschnautz
Apr 28
They should make these guys fly the Jolly Roger like the pirates they are. gfretwell
Apr 29
   
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