22 metre yacht abandoned

[Shetland28]

Anybody abandoned their yacht at Son Maties, Palmanova.



Abandoned yacht heading for the scrap yard
2020-04-15 14:33:00 Majorca By Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

 

[kashurst]

illegals who have nicked it in africa/libya/syria and beached it and done a runner? boat that big full of diesel could do 1500+ miles at 8 - 10 kns

 

[PilotWolf]

Surely someone is
missing that?!

W.

 

[lambohill]

Did that not break free in a storm months ago and wash up on the beach?
Pretty sure someone sent me whatsapp pic of it months ago whilst in mallorca

 

[lambohill]

Just checked my phone,
friend sent this pic back in September 2019 after a storm. Apparently at the time rumour was that it incurred a €6k a month fine and if it wasn't shifted by November it was to be scrapped.
Seems to be same vessel

 

[julians]

Yeah, it was washed up there during a storm around this time last year. Its just been sat there all this time.

 

[PalmaTarga]

From what I heard the owner died and the boat was left to the family. It beached during the storms last year and the family have not been able to afford to do anything with her.

 

[PalmaTarga]

I've just seen a video on the Boating in Mallorca FB page. They're doing a proper demolition job on it with a JCB

Boating in Mallorca

 

[TonyR123]

That will be interesting when they ask €60k in removal costs!

 

[MapisM]

They're doing a proper demolition job on it with a JCB

Geez... Aside from being very sad to hear of a Cantieri di Pisa masterpiece demolished with a digger, it also strikes me of stupidity.
I mean, I can imagine that she might be beyond repair, but unless she has already been extensively robbed while she was ashore, that boat was fitted with nothing but the best components available.
Just as the first example that pops to my mind, I don't think there would be much change left from a grand, to buy just one of her solid s/steel portholes+storm shutters. Which pretty sure are still as good as they were 30+ years ago, because they are literally bulletproof.
Just in case anyone is interested, this is an example of how a boat like that could and should look like.
Aside from the extended stern which was clearly retrofitted, she's in fact a sistership of the beached boat.

 

[PalmaTarga]

The town agreed to take the bite on removal cost as the owner was unable to. It was either 60 or 80k

MapisM. She had squatters and had been extensively raided, however, I cant believe someone wouldn't want a beautiful boat like that for 80k in exchange for the expense of this demolition. It's probably a refit that someone could have made money on! A sad end.