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natalie morales, the comment it appears after the storm. >>> a much different case in massachusetts. that'sy nbc ease ron allen is located in new bedford. not too far from cape cod, right along the water. it has a lot of fishing boats. what are you seeing in addition do these heavy rains. how is the wind there, ron? >> the wind is gusting. this is a protected harbor. that -- it could be a lot worse is the point. these commercial fishing boats are really locked down. earlier we were watching what looked like a sailboat that was floating around -- just appeared behind that tugboat, but a boat loose in the harbor can cause damage -- >> nbc's ron allen, we may have lost his connection. we've got the visuals there. ron has been that you coulding about the potential loss of a boat possibly losing its mooring and -- he says it's a protected harbor. he make the point it's not protected right now from either the winds or the rains. bill karins, if you're standing by, let's talk about where ron allen is in new bedford. where is that relative to the tropical storm irene. is that getting hard? >> that's what's interesting about the storm, alex, it'