Sloop Fancy Free from Beverly was in a sticky situation Tuesday in Gloucester.
The vessel got stuck on a Wingaersheek Beach sandbar near the mouth of the Annisquam River.
And it will not be able to move until the next high tide, which is scheduled for 4:21 a.m. on Wednesday.
An official at the harbormaster’s office, who would not be identified, said this type of situation happens “about once or twice a week,” because of the shallow channel and build up of sand that washes down from such places as Plum Island in Newburyport.
Samantha Gross can be reached at samantha.gross@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @samanthajgross.
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