Diver to free fouled anchor

[dulcibella]

What sort of charge would a diver make for freeing a fouled yacht anchor in UK insore waters?

 

[Travelling Westerly]

What sort of charge would a diver make for freeing a fouled yacht anchor in UK insore waters?

If you're local to Falmouth a drink.

 

[dom]

How long is a piece of string?

Depends where, how deep, water temperature, weather conditions, how urgent, etc.

 

[dulcibella]

Say 10 metres depth, English Channel summer, good weather, preferably today.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Talk to these guys:
Sail & powerboat diving services | RS Divers

No connection. But have been responsive to my queries and they offer the service you need.

 

[Rum_Pirate]

You could ask these chaps for assistance:

Southsea Sub Aqua Club
Fort Widley
Portsdown Hill Road
Purbrook
Portsmouth
Hants
PO6 3LS

By email or phone

Chairman	Diving Officer
Tom Templeton	Martin Davies
chairman @ southseasubaqua.org.uk	do @ southseasubaqua.org.uk
07740 873255	07957 267391
Secretary	Treasurer
Steve Blackburn	Doug Carter
secretary @ southseasubaqua.org.uk	wadcarter @ gmail.com
07920 863260	01730 268230

 

[LadyInBed]

Best to contact a local Sub-Aqua Club, they could do it as a training exercise and it would cost a lot less than a commercial dive company where HSE might come into play - standby diver, surface tender, dive supervisor!

 

[Graham376]

Best to contact a local Sub-Aqua Club, they could do it as a training exercise and it would cost a lot less than a commercial dive company where HSE might come into play - standby diver, surface tender, dive supervisor!

Agree, talk to your local BSAC club. EU regs now require 4 commercial divers for depths to 10m. Unfortunately, no recreational diving allowed here (nature reserve) so we're stuck with the expensive route.

 

[grandpaboat]

I guess for a team of commercial divers you are looking at well over £1,000 nowadays so the BSAC amateur Club looks a better option.
Or try dropping a weighted bight of rope under the cable and pulling under the anchor. It can work like a tripping line.

 

[xyachtdave]

If it's really that stuck in why don't you turn it into a permanent mooring?

 

[Seven Spades]

Agree, talk to your local BSAC club. EU regs now require 4 commercial divers for depths to 10m. Unfortunately, no recreational diving allowed here (nature reserve) so we're stuck with the expensive route.

Where is here?

 

[38mess]

Would it be cheaper to let it go and replace with new anchor and chain?
Is it really that stuck? A trip weight might work.
Edit
Sorry didn't see the post above.

 

[TernVI]

What might it be fouled by?
If it's possibly something like a power cable obviously you want to tread carefully.
If it's more likely a bit of wreckage or something, then giving it a heave with a slightly bigger boat might be a possibility?
Might be worth talkng to the mooring contractors if it's near their bases? Baker-Trayte?
I would ask RS Divers, as if they are passing nearby, it's not much time to have a quick look. Likewise there are other firms of divers elsewhere in the area.

 

[Birdseye]

What sort of charge would a diver make for freeing a fouled yacht anchor in UK insore waters?

had one to free an anchor in Spain and there was no charge - there was a diving school in the harbour only too glad to have a reason for diving.

 

[Graham376]

Where is here?

Ria Formosa Portugal, €6k fine if caught, we managed to get away with severe warning earlier in the year but not risking it again. As well as diver costs, there's a license fee for every dive and, if the maritime police decide they want to be present, we have to pay for their time as well. All in about 5m depth, I job I've done myself in the past which takes about 1/2 hr to change the ground chain working alone.

 

[PilotWolf]

We had a fouldef prop, we were operating out of a commercial port on the south coast. I knew the local dive company owner from a previous job, they still wanted over £1000 for the job and I’m talking probaly 15 years ago. All because of the HSE requirements.

In the end a friend of the owner son ‘fell‘ off the side the boat fortunately he was wearing a wet suit and scuba tank! Five minutes later tea and biscuits and some beer money and it was sorted.

Just-in-time as someone else called the dive company and they showed up rather angry luckily by this time the wetsuit and tanks were back in his car out of sight !

W

 

[Shuggy]

This is one of those classic threads when we have no idea what the problem to solve is. OP - could you try again with at least a generous hint of what you’re actually asking? Are you a boat owner? Diver? What has happened?

 

[Neeves]

And why have 2 identical threads on different parts of the forum? One here and one on PBO.



Jonathan

 

[Neeves]

Sorry double post

 

[zoidberg]

I don't have a direct answer to 'Dulcibella's Original Post, but I note s/he gives Portsmouth as location.

I'm wondering if the location of the problem anchor lies within the limits of authority of the Queens Harbour Master - in which case one might prudently identify whether and what Regulations apply to diving operations BEFORE the event.