Dave Portnoy, owner and founder of Barstool Sports, says he lost control of a boat off Nantucket on Monday and had to be rescued by the Coast Guard. Portnoy said heavy winds pushed the boat out to sea after he unhooked it from buoys and the engine failed.
“We almost lost Captain Dave to mother ocean today,” Portnoy posted on his X account. In a video on TikTok, Portnoy said, “Captain Dave lives to tell another tale. Third time as captain, already lost at sea. It’s a dangerous game, the sea’s angry my friends.”
A nearby boater notified the Coast Guard when they saw Portnoy’s boat in distress.
“No power, no radio, no anchor, no nothing,” Portnoy said. “Heavy, heavy winds. Next thing you know, Captain Dave is lost at sea. Just blowing. Trying not to crash into ships in the harbor.”
Portnoy said he shot a flare gun as a distress signal and yelled for help.
Back in June, Portnoy said that he had been dealing with skin cancer, but conveyed, “it wasn’t the serous kind.”
