HHA Sunken Yacht

[dolabriform]

I've just received this:

06-2020: Sunken yacht - Harwich Haven Authority

06-2020: Sunken yacht Mariners are advised that the yacht “Torrens” has sunk alongside Felixstowe Trinity number 3 berth in the vicinity of bollard 48/49. Name: Torrens LOA: 25 foot Hull: Light blue

 

[dolabriform]

I presume they mean here:

 

[Old Bumbulum]

Shame. That's spoiled someone's month to say the least.

 

[Champagne Murphy]

Anyone know the story? Very sad, hope no one injured/hurt

 

[Leighb]

I would expect the Port Authority will get that lifted ASAP? Otherwise it will be disrupting operations. Presumably it broke adrift from a mooring somewhere in the storm.

 

[johnalison]

Anyone know the story? Very sad, hope no one injured/hurt

Blown off its moorings perhaps? Designations of yachts can be quite vague, so it might be a small motor boat. In either case, I wouldn't think that it would be much risk to most of the ships there, a bit like me brushing past a crab pot marker.

 

[WF36]

 

[Old Harry]

can you post a larger photo

 

[WF36]

can you post a larger photo

Just a copy of what I saw on Facebook.

Not the boat that usually breaks its mooring from SYH this time of year?!

 

[Lucky Duck]

Looks like a Pandora 22, something like that was/is moored opposite the break in the sea wall between Suffolk Yacht Harbour and the port.

 

[WF36]

Looks like a Pandora 22, something like that was/is moored opposite the break in the sea wall between Suffolk Yacht Harbour and the port.

That is/was called "Ostra" I believe.

 

[Kukri]

Whilst a boxboat of the size to use that berth can probably just sit on the wreck and not notice, there is always the risk of debris getting into a thruster, and such like, and the dredger won’t want it in her gear. That berth needs almost constant dredging. Not a nice job for a diver but the wreck can be dragged for with grapnels assuming there is something for a grapnel to catch on.

 

[Independence]

There were 2 smallish cruising boats anchored close to the shore around the Orwell bridge area. I noticed yesterday that there is now only 1.

I wonder if it is the boat that has gone, whether the high tide lifted the anchor and sent it off towards Harwich

Only guessing

 

[WF36]

There were 2 smallish cruising boats anchored close to the shore around the Orwell bridge area. I noticed yesterday that there is now only 1.

I wonder if it is the boat that has gone, whether the high tide lifted the anchor and sent it off towards Harwich

Only guessing

Nope, that got blown over to the other side of the river and then recovered I am lead to believe! Not sure where it is now though...