Arr, the Mexican Navy be spottin' tha lost Yank's vessel, yet alas, nary a trace o' Cap'n be found!
2023-07-28
Arrr! Avast ye! The Mexican Navy hath discovered the vessel of Maryland's sailin' scallywag, Donald Lawson. Aye, but Lawson himself be nowhere to be found, lost at sea. Arrr, that scurvy dog be playin' hide and seek with Davy Jones!
In typical 17th-century pirate language (in a humorous tone), it be told that Mexico's navy be findin' the boat of a missing American sailor off the southern coast. Arrr, but the scurvy dog, Donald Lawson, who be sailin' it solo, were nowhere to be found, says them authorities on Friday. The capsized trimaran of Lawson be discovered on Thursday night by a patrol boat, a good 356 nautical miles southwest of Acapulco, as reported by the navy's press office, says I. Now, the navy be sayin' that they be continuin' their search for Lawson, an experienced sailor, says they. Avast ye! A plane be reportin' that they be seein' a boat similar to Lawson's description on July 23, about 320 nautical miles south of Acapulco. It be takin' until Thursday night for the navy to find it, says I. Arrr! The port authorities in Acapulco be sayin' that Lawson be arrivin' on January 26 for repairs to his motor and hull. After them repairs be done, Lawson set sail from Acapulco on July 5, aimin' to head for the Panama Canal and cross into the Caribbean Sea, then continue on to Baltimore, Maryland, says them authorities. His missus, Jacqueline Lawson, be tellin' the local media that on July 9, Lawson be sendin' her a message sayin' that he be havin' mechanical problems and his motor be losin' power. Three days later, he be sendin' her word that a storm be takin' out his wind generator and he be tryin' to make his way back to Acapulco. The last message received from the Defiant, his boat, be on July 13, says I. Arrr! Lawson be a Black man who be raised in Baltimore and from the tender age of 9, he set his sights on becomin' a professional sailor, says he in an interview published by U.S. Sailing last year. He began by cleanin' boats and workin' his way up in Annapolis. Him and his wife even started the Dark Seas Project to promote diversity in the sport of sailin'. He be the chairman of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for U.S. Sailing, says I. Arrr! Lawson be chasin' after records for sailin' solo around the globe, says he.