On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:56:00 GMT, "Roger Long"
wrote:

It happened to a friend's boat last year. It was towed in by an LNG
ship. Aside from all the cushions being soaked and a bent bow pulpit
(from the tow line), it didn't look any worse than after a two week
cruise in Maine. As he quipped, "As soon as they stopped trying to
steer it, it did just fine."

What was the nature of his "distress"? One of the problems with
calling the USCG for an injury situation is that they can order
everyone off the boat and it's no longer in your hands to make the
abandon ship decision.