'Miracle' boat rescue.A CRANE was attempting today to recover a luxury boat balanced precariously above the River Avon. The cabin cruiser, Vino Calypso Calypso, in Greek mythology Calypso (kəlĭp`sō), nymph, daughter of Atlas, in Homer's Odyssey. She lived on the island of Ogygia and there entertained Odysseus for seven years. , owned by Steve Blake Steven Hanson Blake (born February 26, 1980 in Hollywood, Florida) is an American professional basketball player at the point guard position. Currently, he plays for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers; previously he played for the Washington Wizards, Portland Trail Blazers, , has been poised 10ft above water since floods receded in Bredon, Worcestershire, more than a fortnight fort·night n. A period of 14 days; two weeks. [Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, fourteen nights : Old English f ago. Dorothy Denny, who owns the marina there with her husband, said it was a "miracle" the pounds 20,000 vessel was completely undamaged after becoming lodged on mooring MOORING, mar. law. The act of arriving of a ship or vessel at a particular port, and there being anchored or otherwise fastened to the shore. 2. Policies of insurance frequently contain a provision that the ship is insured from one place to another, "and till posts. Nineteen boats have sunk or been left stranded in an adjoining meadow since the worst floods in modern British history. Mrs Denny, 49, said: "The boat is completely undamaged - you could not have put it there if you tried. Workers are trying to get the boat down today. They are using a crane but it will be a nail-biting job. "There are a lot of boats which have been quite badly damaged in our meadow but, in all honesty, we have been quite lucky." CAPTION(S): HIGH-FLIER high·fli·er also high-fli·er n. 1. One who is extravagant or extreme in manner or opinions. 2. A stock that sells well above its original value. ... Steve Blake's cabin cruiser, Vino Calypso, balanced above the Avon. |
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