If something can go wrong, it will. Hopefully not for this guy who is attempting to defy Murphy's Law with a boat named...Murphy's Law
As Hurricane Dolly strengthens into a category 2 storm and pounds the coast Texas, one man has decided to brave the storm in his boat. He wouldn't be the first person to do that, but he might be the first person to do it
with a boat named "Murphy's Law".
Steven Murphy, owner of Captain Murphy's Fishing Charter, is well aware of the dangers posed to his South Padre Island business vessel. But he claims that he has no choice because there wasn't enough safety space for his boat.
Only one shipyard in the area can pull a boat such as his out of the water, he said, and there are more boats than there are spaces, "so you pretty much have to man it."
Murphy and his girlfriend are manning the vessel now since all the deckhands left. The winds are set to hit around 100 mph. He was told that the winds would reach 85 mph at the maximum, giving him confidence that he could ride it out. Now that they are projected much higher, he's changed his mind.
"If this is it, this isn't all that bad, [but] it probably wasn't the wisest thing," he said.
We'll hope that Murphy's Law doesn't affect "Murphy's Law" too much.
