DavidofMersea
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Where did the capsized MoBo at Burham go?
Burnham boat
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pvb
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I think that whoever owned it was finally persuaded to remove it. Maldon District Council (which owns that part of the riverbed) now plans to build a jetty with provision for 4 houseboats in the space previously occupied by Llys Helig.
nigelm
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Was still there yesterday when we sailed past ?
DavidofMersea
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This afternoon there was a big gap where it had been ..... unless I was looking in the wrong place, although I don't think so
pvb
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In that case it's about to be moved. The minutes of Maldon District Council's Planning committee give detail on the proposed new berthing.
steve62
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It was definately there yesterday as i walked past it
Tomahawk
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If the proposal gets past the MMO.
And gets the finance
And the planning conditions are not too onerous to be worthwhile
pvb
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As it's Maldon District Council's own proposal, I'd expect it to be approved.
NealB
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I ran passed her 10 minutes ago ..... she ain't moved a millimetre!
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DavidofMersea
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I was obviously looking in the wrong place
nigelm
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NealB
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Yes, thanks, I saw that......... I was just confirming that she's still not moved 7 days on.
Hope that's ok with you?
nigelm
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Yup absolutely, I was hoping someone would come along and confirm what I said
NealB
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lincoln
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Always look at that boat when I sail past. Does anyone know what happened?
CLB
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Yeah, it sunk
Apparently a water hose burst and filled it enough to topple over. The tide and mud have since ensured that it stayed there.
lincoln
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Water does have a nasty habit of sinking things
Plum
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Yeah, it sunk
Apparently a water hose burst and filled it enough to topple over. The tide and mud have since ensured that it stayed there.
She had been close to sinking for many years. The year before she sunk she filled with water but luckily sat upright and with several salvage pumps brought in she floated again on the next tide. I went on board and remember seeing rows of pinpricks of daylight shining through the plating at the waterline. She only remained afloat by keeping the pumps running. On the day she finally sank, due to a power failure the pumps were not running, she sat off-centre to her hole in the mud so she did not sit level and the portlights not far above the waterline were open and the owner was away........
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