Created: 9/20/2007 10:15:20 PM 
GLOUCESTER, MA -- Spongebob, the porous star who lives in a pineapple under the sea, helped rescue a sinking boat.
A fishing boat started to take on water last weekend off the coast of Massachusetts.
The Coast Guard arrived and began pumping out water. But the crew noticed a large crack in an exhaust pipe. So a crew member grabbed a Spongebob Nerf football to plug the hole.
It did the job long enough for the Coast Guard to tow the boat back to port.
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