You have to pick up your boat and carry it around the dam.

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For the worst case scenario, there is a modern boat trailing them, ready to pick them up if disaster strikes.

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Each member of my crew can pick up where one of us leaves off and perform every job on the boat.

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The rough conditions meant an inshore rescue boat was unable to get close enough to the pair to pick them up.

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