Inadvertant distress call by Bluebell

Monday evening we took a brief sail out to spectacle island and castle island. On the journey we heard a coastguard message on VHF channel 16 that a multihull boat had a distress call as it was transiting from Marina Bay to Constitution marina. You may remember we took this journey a little over a week ago as we took Prairie Gold from her winter to summer home. We placed diligent lookout and noticed a multihull ahead, then a state police boat. Fortunately, all was well on Bluebell - apparently they had inadvertently pressed the distress buttion. We were happy with the outcome, although there was a little excitement when we thought we might have to call the coastguard to inform them that Bluebell was safe and sound. (You may remember our excitement about being hailed by warship #4 off San Diego in November 2010.) When we returned to Constitution Marina later in the evening we were surprised to find Bluebell immediately behind us on our dock. As we get to know the skipper I am sure we will give them a beer and chuckle about the moment.