Whoops.
where is that photo taken?
Let me guess. Boston ??? 
cape cod canal?
A sand bank must have shifted overnight… 
What can you expect from a boat named ‘Mystic’?
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Yes, in the Cape Cod Canal.
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Oof, it’s rare for a US pilot launch to get jammed up. I wonder what happened?
Different mystic, likely named after the river:
The Mystic River is a 7.0-mile-long (11.3 km) river[1] in Massachusetts. In the Massachusett language, missi-tuk means “large estuary”, alluding to the tidal nature of the Mystic River. The resemblance to the English word mystic is a coincidence, which the colonists followed.
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There’s been overnight fog a lot in the last few weeks. I wonder if that played a roll
Looks like she fell off the trailer whilst being trucked over the road .
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Lucky they didn’t have unkind meeting with a tree:
A tow truck stabilizes a pilot boat that ran aground Thursday afternoon in the Cape Cod Canal just west of the Bourne Bridge. Recovery crews were waiting on Friday for a high tide to refloat the boat. Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod times
Source: Cape Cod Canal boat accident: No injuries after boat runs aground.
PS> If they HAD hit the tree, would this be a “collision”, or an “allision”, rather than a grounding.
It is obvious they tried to avoid the bridge
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Blame the electrician. Power to steering went out. 
Quarrelling with the wife or girlfriend on the phone?
Not a good idea when sailing at high speed in narrow fairways.
yep, recognize the bridge now.
I know someone that was driving past there right after and was like “WTF is the pilot boat doing here” LOL
Funny no coverage of this incident on gCaptain. Just Johnny Drillship and his right-wing propaganda as usual.
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Huh? Why would a boat running up on the bank of a canal in Massachusetts warrant some national or international maritime news story? If you want Cape Cod news read the Cape Cod Times.
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