Weekend special: memorable boat names

... written for Panbo by Ben Ellison and posted on Jan 28, 2006

MV Mental Services

Imagine the VHF calls! “This IS M/V Emergency Mental Services. How can we be of help?” This beaut is the yard boat of the very good humored Westerly Marina in Ossining, NY, seen on my Hudson cruise last fall. On closer inspection you’ll see that Marine Response Unit No. 10 probably once worked at Emergency Enviromental Services. Meanwhile, up the river in Newburgh, is a boat I would not like to vocalize on the radio. Just too stupid:

Ship Happens

Posted by Ben E on January 28, 2006 3:40 PM

Comments

In Annapolis there is a racing sailboatr named "Polly Wanna Cracker"! Try to get a serious response saying "MAYDAY MAYDAY this is Polly Wanna Cracker."

Posted by: Ron Rogers at January 28, 2006 4:11 PM | Reply

Never Again II

Posted by: Walter Guinon at January 28, 2006 11:57 PM | Reply

There is also a "Ship Happens" in Marina Del Rey, CA, with a dingy named "Piece of Ship".

Posted by: Noel Sterrett at January 29, 2006 5:29 PM | Reply

Seen on consecutive narrowboats on canals here in England............."HOOF HEARTED" "SHYTALK". Love it! Dan

Posted by: Dan Nicholson at February 20, 2010 1:50 PM | Reply

When I was sailing E-Scows in Wisconsin back in the 1970s there was one boat with "HELP" painted upside down on the transom.

Posted by: Michael Neville at March 8, 2010 7:27 PM | Reply

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