Boats are tougher than you think..

[Sybarite]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z_TyyqCaHA

 

[armchairsailor]

She was sitting a trifle low in the water once they got her to harbour...

 

[Greenheart]

There's clearly serious damage to the hull, 15 seconds in to that vid. I wonder whose judgement-call it was, that she'd float long enough to get to the harbour?

 

[Champagne Murphy]

Didn't see any sign of pumping. Surprised they dared take it into harbour with the high risk of sinking

 

[[70521]]

Didn't see any sign of pumping. Surprised they dared take it into harbour with the high risk of sinking

Following on the long thread about the costs of RNLI v SMSN perhaps it is cost of pumps that are the difference? Both organisations do a fantastic service.

 

[LePacha]

Didn't see any sign of pumping. Surprised they dared take it into harbour with the high risk of sinking

It wasn't in the harbour directly, but in a kind of basin just before the harbour. Well according to the comments on the vid anyway.