Barstool Sports owner and pizza review king Dave Portnoy found out just how vengeful an angry Poseidon can be during a brief misadventure at a Massaschutes harbor Monday aboard his 28-foot yacht. Luckily, the U.S. Coast Guard was nearby — probably because Portnoy never left Nantucket Harbor.
It began with a call to the Coast Guard station on the ritzy island.
“Sector southeastern New England had received a report from the USCG station Brant Point of a 28-foot pleasure craft that belonged to Dave Portnoy,” USCG spokesperson Petty Officer 2nd Class Diolanda Ballero told Task & Purpose.“It broke free from the mooring in Nantucket harbor, and then it was seen drifting through the area.”
Officials soon learned that Portnoy was aboard the boat as it began drifting out of the harbor without power. In a social media post, Portnoy said he could not steer the boat or call for help via radio. He also said he was unable to drop his anchor due to no power.
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