Tacoma boaters rally to support fisherman after liveaboard vessel sinks

David Greenberger has lived aboard his boat, the Jeanette, for more than 50 years. The boat now has extensive water damage and he currently cannot live on it.

TACOMA, Wash. — For more than 50 years, fisherman David Greenberger has lived full time aboard his boat, the Jeanette.

But a recent accident left the Jeanette submerged for nearly two days, causing extensive damage and leaving the 80-year-old fisherman without his home.

“Well, basically, I had some misfortune,” Greenberger said.

At the end of August, the boat bottomed out, tipped over and took on water. The engine room flooded, interior spaces were soaked,

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