She got dressed and went out on the dock with a flashlight. There were people on the dock about half way down and all on the south side. She ran down to them and asked, “What’s going on?” “James, the captain from the forty-five footer is really drunk and in the water swimming nude,” Mark said. Nikki’s light landed on him. He was laughing and swimming around the dock. He had been banging on all the boats as he swam by. Mark said he was always drunk by 10 o’clock. Nikki talked to him and tried to get him to swim in, but he just kept laughing and swimming around. “Mark, get a rope.” “I’ve tried that several times,” he replied. “Mark, where’s The Pipefitter?” Nikki asked. “It pulled out about midnight. They left you a note in their box,” Mark replied. “James, come out of there or swim to your boat but get out of the water and go to bed.
