A summer sunset boat trip turned out to be no cakewalk for reality TV’s Cake Boss Buddy Valastro, who’s thanking police and firefighters for getting his boat and passengers to safety after they were enveloped in fog in New York Harbor.
Valastro, who is due to make an appearance at Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace on August 9 to demonstrate his famous baking and cake-decorating skills, was bringing the boat back on Friday evening to Jersey City, after a dinner excursion with friends and family, when a clear day suddenly changed.
“All of a sudden – boom! – we were in a really deep fog where you couldn’t see anything,” he said on Saturday.
About 12 people were aboard, including eight children, said the celebrity chef, who stars in TLC's Cake Boss and Next Great Baker. His Carlo's Bakery has four locations in New Jersey.
A longtime fisherman, Valastro said he used the 32-foot Boston Whaler’s radar and GPS to keep going, slowly, for a time. But he was concerned that other boats might not see his. And with children aboard, “we weren’t going to take a chance”, the father of four said.
They called for help and police and firefighters found them within 10 minutes, he said.
The Fire Department of New York says authorities were called to help the fogged-in boat at around 9.30pm. The New York Police Department ultimately towed the boat to Jersey City.
No one was hurt, though Valastro said some of the children were a bit seasick.
“We were just a little shaken up, a little scared,” he said. But not rattled enough to stay on dry land for long. “Actually, believe it or not, we went fishing” on Saturday, he said.
Day 5, Abu Dhabi Test: At a glance
Moment of the day When Dilruwan Perera dismissed Yasir Shah to end Pakistan’s limp resistance, the Sri Lankans charged around the field with the fevered delirium of a side not used to winning. Trouble was, they had not. The delivery was deemed a no ball. Sri Lanka had a nervy wait, but it was merely a stay of execution for the beleaguered hosts.
Stat of the day – 5 Pakistan have lost all 10 wickets on the fifth day of a Test five times since the start of 2016. It is an alarming departure for a side who had apparently erased regular collapses from their resume. “The only thing I can say, it’s not a mitigating excuse at all, but that’s a young batting line up, obviously trying to find their way,” said Mickey Arthur, Pakistan’s coach.
The verdict Test matches in the UAE are known for speeding up on the last two days, but this was extreme. The first two innings of this Test took 11 sessions to complete. The remaining two were done in less than four. The nature of Pakistan’s capitulation at the end showed just how difficult the transition is going to be in the post Misbah-ul-Haq era.
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