A friend, driving home from a fishing trip in northern
Michigan with his boat in tow, had engine trouble a few miles
inland from Lake Huron. He didn’t have a CB radio in his car,
so he decided to use his marine radio to get help. Climbing
into his boat, he broadcast his call letters and asked for
assistance.
A Coast Guard officer responded, “Please give your location.”
“I’m on Interstate-75, two miles south of Standish.”
The officer paused, “Could you repeat that?”
“I-75, two miles south of Standish.”
A longer pause. Then an incredulous voice asked, “How fast
were you going when you hit shore?”