The US boaters were part of the Port Huron Float Down, an annual event on the St. Clair River, which divides the US state of Michigan and Canada.

　　划船项目是美国休伦湖漂流项目的一个部分，是在圣克莱尔河边举办的一年一度的盛会，圣克莱尔河将美国的密歇根州和加拿大划分开来。

　　Police in Sarnia, Ontario, said it took hours to transport the stranded revellers back to the US on Sunday.No arrests were made and no one was injured, according to police.

　　安大略萨尼亚市的警方表示，他们在星期天的时候花费了数个小时才将这些滞留的狂欢者遣送回美国。剧警方透露，没有人被逮捕，也没有人员伤亡。

　　The unsanctioned event - in which participants float down the river on rafts, inner tubes and other flotation devices - begins at Port Huron’s Lighthouse Beach in Michigan and was supposed to end at Chrysler Beach in Marysville.

　　这是一项未经许可的活动，参与者们在他们的橡皮艇、内胎或是其他漂浮装置中顺着河流漂流向下，他们原计划在密歇根州休伦湖的灯塔海滩开始，并在马里斯维尔的克莱斯勒海滩结束。

　　But hundreds of people were not prepared for the strong winds and challenging weather conditions, which blew about 1,500 people out of American waters and over the border.

　　但这数百号人并没有做好应对飓风和恶劣的天气条件的准备，大风将1500余人吹离了美国水域，跨越了美加边境。

　　Sarnia Police Service Staff Sgt Scott Clarke told the Times Herald newspaper that participants "were unprepared to be stranded anywhere," adding that many were not equipped with life jackets.

　　萨尼亚警署的警官斯科特·克拉克告诉时代先驱报的记者，这些参与者并没有做好任何被困的准备，他还补充说，许多参与者甚至都没有配备救生衣。

　　"It was a bit of a nightmare, but we got through it, Mr Clarke said. "There were long waits and long lines. They were cold and wet, but they all made it home."

　　“这是一个不小的噩梦，但我们跨过了它”，克拉克先生说，“他们排了长长的队，经历了漫长的等待。他们又冷又湿，但最终他们都被送回了家。”

　　Canadian officials spent six hours and took 19 bus loads of people back to US Customs and Border Protection.

　　加拿大官员用了6个小时，19辆满载的巴士，才把这些人送回了美国海关和边境保护中心。

　　Sarnia city spokeswoman Katarina Ovens said workers spent several hours cleaning up after the invasion, picking up beer cans, coolers and even picnic tables that had washed up on the shore.

　　萨尼亚市的女性发言人凯塔琳娜·欧文斯表示工作人员们花费了数个小数收拾这些美国人“入侵”后的残局，工人们得清理啤酒瓶、冷却器、甚至是被冲上海滩的野餐桌子。

　　The US Coast Guard has attempted to work with Port Huron officials to sanction the event, but no sponsors have taken responsibility for the annual float, according to US Coast Guard Lt Ben Chamberlain.

　　美国海岸警卫队试图与休伦港的官员练手以对这一事件进行制裁，然而据美国海岸警卫队的上尉本·张伯伦表示，没有人愿意出面为这年度性的漂流活动负责。

　　St Clair County Sheriff Deputy Steve Campau said all participants were accounted for as of Monday morning.

　　圣克莱尔县的副警长史蒂夫·坎波表示，所有的参与者都应为星期一早晨的事件承担责任。