Gaff schooner sunk in Brixham

[trevbouy]

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Looks like it's bottomed out on tow at the moment. Harbour gets shallower further in you go. There's about a foot of tide left.

 

[andy59]

If they can get it leant against a wall somewhere at the top of the tide then nature will do the work for them, definitely stuck on the bottom at the moment.

 

[Chae_73]

seems to be swaying gently in the swell at the moment

 

[oz-1]

There is a scrubbing grid at the side of the harbour nearest the boat, maybe they will try to get her there. I feel really sorry for the owners, i hope they are o.k. I know how devastated i would be if anything as bad would happen to my boat. Best regards to every one, Oz.

 

[pvb]

I feel really sorry for the owners, i hope they are o.k. I know how devastated i would be if anything as bad would happen to my boat.

Didn't the owner effectively abandon the boat?

 

[burgundyben]

I wonder what they will do once she is tied up alongside a quay. Mobile crane to lift heronto shore to smash her up?

 

[dom]

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Looks like it's bottomed out on tow at the moment. Harbour gets shallower further in you go. There's about a foot of tide left.

Trev, could you perhaps ask the Harbourmaster to lock his wandering webcam onto the salvage operation?

He's missing all the good bits!

 

[Mark-1]

I wonder what they will do once she is tied up alongside a quay. Mobile crane to lift heronto shore to smash her up?

Straight on eBay with no reserve.

 

[Laysula]

I wonder what they will do once she is tied up alongside a quay. Mobile crane to lift heronto shore to smash her up?

Judging by past experience leave it for a couple of years as a "tourist attraction"

 

[Laysula]

Different webcam

Brixham Inner Harbour Live Streaming Webcam

 

[Stemar]

Straight on eBay with no reserve.

"Perfect liveaboard. Some TLC needed"

 

[Hermit]

Unless they change the position of the bags and get her to float higher then the next tide higher than this is not until next Friday. Can't see from the webcam if she is close enough to shore for a decent crane to get to her (and if there is anywhere a crane could get to as well?)

Looks like there is enough room for some of those smaller fishing boats in the inner harbour to get out - hoping there aren't any stray lines ready to sang a prop under the surface.

 

[burgundyben]

Unless they change the position of the bags and get her to float higher then the next tide higher than this is not until next Friday. Can't see from the webcam if she is close enough to shore for a decent crane to get to her (and if there is anywhere a crane could get to as well?)

Looks like there is enough room for some of those smaller fishing boats in the inner harbour to get out - hoping there aren't any stray lines ready to sang a prop under the surface.

Or start pumping. That would reduce draft.

What's the latest?

 

[Chae_73]

looks like they have grabbed ahold of it with the HIAB...

 

[Hermit]

Or start pumping. That would reduce draft.

Hell of a pump required. Although 'floating' its still underwater.

 

[trevbouy]

Locked on to it. I've been out but it looks no different as its grounded and now a falling tide. I asked partner to go out and take a better shot but unfortunately she's laid up with a bad back

 

[Hermit]

 

[andy59]

Unless that hiab can hold it upright, as the tide goes out the lift from the bags will be lost and it will be on its side at low water

 

[pvb]

Decent view from the Sea Tang camera...

 

[Hermit]

Decent view from the Sea Tang camera...

if someone could just pop out and shift that gantry...?