bammylovechops
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Sad to see, our thoughts are with them.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-36804724
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-36804724
Boat sinks off Conwy
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BruceK
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Indeed, horrible way to lose a boat
Whitelighter
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Antares 13.80 - quite a big boat.
No doubt bcu will have it on eBay next month
No doubt bcu will have it on eBay next month
Kawasaki
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One of our RIBS was in the area with a full load of 'trippers' but the Skipper managed to get the peeps off the about to be 'stricken' vessel ok
An attempt to pull/float Her to safety was scheduled on this mornings tide but I haven't heard what happened yet. Must make the call!
An attempt to pull/float Her to safety was scheduled on this mornings tide but I haven't heard what happened yet. Must make the call!
Kawasaki
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She was still there at 19.00
maverickofpoole
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So sad, glad all got off safely
GrahamHR
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The initial coastguard report mentioned on the Daily Post website indicated engine failure; surely a boat that size would have 2 engines ?
BruceK
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It also mentioned the Mayday went unanswered and had to be relayed. That would indicate they were not using the ship radio but handheld or ship radio was under powered. Also the anchor does not appear to be deployed. I would postulate that the engine failure was in essence catastrophic electrical failure.
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There are several scenarios that could cause a twin-engined boat to lose all propulsion.
Dodgy fuel or running out of fuel, loss of steering, control system or electrical issues, hitting something and getting flooded, fire, etc...
Whitelighter
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YBW reporting it as 35ft
Out by about 10ft - in case the news desk are reading this, its a 13.8m (45ft) Beneteau
Out by about 10ft - in case the news desk are reading this, its a 13.8m (45ft) Beneteau
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Deleted User YDKXO
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And a very nice boat too. Such a shame. Lets hope the owner and crew are OK and his insurance pays up promptly
Whitelighter
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Very much so - a 13.80 was on my shortlist when buying
KINGFISHER 9
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You'd think he'd have spotted Wales ... it's quite big. Maybe he was on autopilot.
simonfraser
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and you'd think some one could have dropped the anchor, even without electic .....
Seastoke
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Remarks like that are not wanted when a fellow boater loses his or her boat how would you like peeps taking the pis
bammylovechops
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maverickofpoole
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Agreed, no one here knows the circumstances of her foundering so should show some civility by keeping their derogeratory comments to themselves
bigwow
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You tell him Roy, extremely poor taste
BruceK
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I was visiting the marina today. Haven't seen you down in a good couple of weeks. Thought you might join in on the River Festival and the LA-LA rally. Was going to invite myself along. Guess you tead my intention
bigwow
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I was visiting the marina today. Haven't seen you down in a good couple of weeks. Thought you might join in on the River Festival and the LA-LA rally. Was going to invite myself along. Guess you tead my intention
I haven't been down to the boat for more than six weeks Bruce, my daughter has had a serious medical problem, on the mend now, but I wasn't prepared to let her face it without me. Hope to be down in the next week or so, hope my boat doesn't look too worse for wear, sounds like it's all been happening there.
