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[h=1]San Francisco boat wreck halts bachelor party, Livermore-based business[/h]
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Melissa and Kevin McDowell's waterborne wine-tasting business has made quite a splash since it opened in March.
Friday night it almost went under.
The Neptune, a 45-foot craft billed as San Francisco Bay's only floating wine-tasting room, took on water after hitting a shoal near Alcatraz. Eighteen bachelor party attendees and four crew members -- including the McDowells and their adult daughter Rachel Smith -- had to be rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard.
All were returned safely to Pier 39, where the Neptune is based. There were no injuries, according to a Coast Guard news release.
"I've worked for boat companies for 15 years," Melissa McDowell said Saturday. "I've never, ever had this kind of incident.
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This image provided by KTVU-TV shows some of the 22 rescued passengers on... ((AP Photo/KTVU-TV))
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Melissa and Kevin McDowell's waterborne wine-tasting business has made quite a splash since it opened in March.
Friday night it almost went under.
The Neptune, a 45-foot craft billed as San Francisco Bay's only floating wine-tasting room, took on water after hitting a shoal near Alcatraz. Eighteen bachelor party attendees and four crew members -- including the McDowells and their adult daughter Rachel Smith -- had to be rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard.
All were returned safely to Pier 39, where the Neptune is based. There were no injuries, according to a Coast Guard news release.
"I've worked for boat companies for 15 years," Melissa McDowell said Saturday. "I've never, ever had this kind of incident.