Friend overdue

[Porthandbuoy]

A fascinating saga @webcraft.

 

[webcraft]

I now hear that my friend is under tow behind a boat that was towing him that is now itself being towed because the skipper of the towboat wrapped the tow round his prop.

The three boat ensemble is making 6 kts towards Aberdeen. Bill will be cast off before they enter Aberdeen and will make his own way to Peterhead. Or at least, this is my current understanding of the situation.

It just keeps getting weirder.

 

[dunedin]

I now hear that my friend is under tow behind a boat that was towing him that is now itself being towed because the skipper of the towboat wrapped the tow round his prop.

The three boat ensemble is making 6 kts towards Aberdeen. Bill will be cast off before they enter Aberdeen and will make his own way to Peterhead. Or at least, this is my current understanding of the situation.

It just keeps getting weirder.

Quite a routine cruise then

Hopefully reaches Peterhead soon without further excitements

 

[Bouba]

I now hear that my friend is under tow behind a boat that was towing him that is now itself being towed because the skipper of the towboat wrapped the tow round his prop.

The three boat ensemble is making 6 kts towards Aberdeen. Bill will be cast off before they enter Aberdeen and will make his own way to Peterhead. Or at least, this is my current understanding of the situation.

It just keeps getting weirder.

Let’s see….any sea law (not lore) lawyers here ?….boat A now has boat B as salavage…and also boat C by virtue of its attachment to boat B…or does he ?….does boat B keep C and in fact has traded his off shore oilfield supply vessel for a 27 foot sailboat….or does B sue C (our uninsured (?) friend) for the value of B
You could make a film of this script

 

[Thistle]

I now hear that my friend is under tow behind a boat that was towing him that is now itself being towed because the skipper of the towboat wrapped the tow round his prop.

The three boat ensemble is making 6 kts towards Aberdeen. Bill will be cast off before they enter Aberdeen and will make his own way to Peterhead. Or at least, this is my current understanding of the situation.

It just keeps getting weirder.

What lights/shapes should each vessel show?

 

[justanothersailboat]

This is a gripping drama full of twists I did not see coming. Sounds like hard going, I hope they are all ok!

 

[Tranona]

I now hear that my friend is under tow behind a boat that was towing him that is now itself being towed because the skipper of the towboat wrapped the tow round his prop.

The three boat ensemble is making 6 kts towards Aberdeen. Bill will be cast off before they enter Aberdeen and will make his own way to Peterhead. Or at least, this is my current understanding of the situation.

It just keeps getting weirder.

Just hope nobody tips off the Daily Mail. There has not been a Captain Calamity story for some time.

 

[webcraft]

Now heard tow has been delayed until tomorrow. Watch this space.

 

[Humblebee]

Your friend is OK, that's the main thing. If weather conditions aren't too bad the situation will hopefully get resolved one way or another.

 

[webcraft]

B ill is getting a tow to just outside Aberdeen tomorrow then will make his way to Peterhead. He was just going to sail in, but the Coastguard is very keen that he has some form of auxiliary propulsion. (His engine is dead).

He anticipates arriving early evening.

Is there anyone in Peterhead who could offer him a tow in, a dinghy with an outboard would do the job.

 

[webcraft]

Bill was dropped off off Aberdeen this morning and is making slow progress in light airs up the coast towards Peterhead. His 'carers' have apparently lost the genoa halliard, so he only has mainsail atm. I;ve spoken to him and we have discussed throwing a weighted line over the crosstrees , tying a prussik knot or similar on the forestay and hosting the storm jib to provide a little extra propulsion.

 

[Caer Urfa]

Your friends attitude does not impress me as someone with experience the RNLI must love people like him who think they know it all

 

[webcraft]

Your friends attitude does not impress me as someone with experience the RNLI must love people like him who think they know it all

I don't know how you can say anything about his 'attitude' from anything I have posted.

All I see is someone making their way to port under difficult conditions.

 

[webcraft]

And that's a wrap . . . the coastguard sent the lifeboat out to have a look and Bill was towed in the last few miles, now berthed safe and sound in Peterhead marina and off down town for a couple of ales.

And so a nine and a half day crossing of the North Sea is complete, in the most bizarre fashion.

There is a lot more to this story than has been told here, and it will be told in due course in Bill's own words.

 

[Tranona]

Good to here, and I hope a wee dram to settle him after his ordeal,

 

[chrishscorp]

A friend who is doing a circumnav of the UK saw them come in and has photos of the alongside tow as they berthed him in the marina.
Hopefully Bill can get a couple of ales and a good nights sleep.

 

[webcraft]

A friend who is doing a circumnav of the UK saw them come in and has photos of the alongside tow as they berthed him in the marina.
Hopefully Bill can get a couple of ales and a good nights sleep.

Any chance of a copy of those photos?

I can pm you my email address.

 

[Bouba]

A friend who is doing a circumnav of the UK saw them come in and has photos of the alongside tow as they berthed him in the marina.
Hopefully Bill can get a couple of ales and a good nights sleep.

Any chance of a copy of those photos?

I can pm you my email address.

Don’t give them to him !!!….sell them to the News of the World

 

[webcraft]

Don’t give them to him !!!….sell them to the News of the World

That rag went out of existence in 2011, have you just emerged from a time capsule?

 

[Gustywinds]

That rag went out of existence in 2011, have you just emerged from a time capsule?

Closed down the re-emerged as the Sun on Sunday.That sand the new press regulation body that is run by the press as much proof as you neeed to see the power Murdoch has over government