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, and electrical systems were destroyed.

“Still drying out all the drawers,” he said, surveying the damage. “I knew I had a lot of work coming.”

Greenberger converted the Jeanette from a fishing vessel to a liveaboard boat decades ago. He bought the boat after working on it in his younger years and has since traveled up and down the W

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