Debbie Reynolds’ Boat Sinks

James Joyner @ Gone Hollywood | Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Since our audience is mostly interested in the sexy exploits of young starlets, I hesitate to follow news on the death of Golden Girls’ Estelle Getty with this one but it’s interesting and, certainly, cheerier.

OTB Sports editor Bill Jempty sent word that Debbie Reynolds‘ boat sank. So what, you say? She once played the lead in “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.”

Movie star Debbie Reynolds, who played the lead role in “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” bought a boat a few months ago. It sank on Friday in Green Cove Springs.

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Todd Fisher, Reynolds’ son, said “Jean Mary” was featured on television as one of the world’s top 10 finest houseboats. Fisher said he’s seen the salvaged boat from a live video feed.

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John Hall, vice president of Mobro Marine in Green Cove Springs, said his team used a 450-ton crane to salvage the boat. Part of the boat was sitting in eight feet of water while docked at Reynolds Park Yacht Center a mile away. Hall said deterioration on the side of the 75-foot-long boat must have been overlooked when the boat was surveyed. That created a hole big enough to sink it in about 10 minutes.

When lifting the boat out of the water, Hall said, his crew was careful not to damage it any further. “It’s decked out with super-expensive stuff,” he said, adding that it is not uncommon for boats to sink.

Boats sink? Who knew.

Debbie Reynolds’ Boat Sinks

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