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john_b747

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I AM GOING DOWN LADS I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING SHES GOING FAST---
THE INSURANCE COMPANY PANTAENIUS CO LTD GOT A LINE TO ME BUT THEN DISAPPEARED OVER THE HORIZON--
THE LAST 2 YEARS OR SO SEEM TO BE AN ENDURANCE TEST IN PAPER WORK OF COURSE ENDING IT WOULD SEEM NOW IN A GRAVE YARD OF SHIP WRECKS IN IBIZA-ST EULALIA TO BE PRECISE.
THE LOCALS KNOW THE PROBLEM-- IF THEY SPEND TIME QUOTING FOR REPAIRS AND THE BOAT SEEMS UNREPAIRABLE ,THEY KNOW THERE TIME SPENT ON SUCH AN EXERCISE WILL BE WASTED.RESULT NO ONE WANTS TO QUOT THE INSURANCE COMPANY WONT ACCEPT THE BOAT AS BEING UNREPAIRABLE - SO THEY ROT IN DRY DOCK. DESPITE OFFERS TO PAY FOR THERE TIME NOT ONE COMPANY HAS COME FORWARD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY PANTAENIUS UK LTD DID MANAGE TO GET THE BOAT "LU LU BELLE" A BRIGAND 36 MADE BY CAMPER NICHOLSON ON TO DRY DOCK IN ST EULALIA BUT THATS AS FAR AS IT GOES NOBODY WANTS TO KNOW ME OR THE BOAT,CANT GET PRICE FOR REPAIRS CANT GET DEFINATE WRITTEN CONFORMATION THAT THE BOAT IS UNREPAIRABLE--I HAVE TRIED BELIEVE ME --TRIED TRIED I AM EXHAUSTED WITH THIS ENDLESS STORM I HAVE LOST SIGHT OF LAND AND ALL HOPES OF RESCUE ARE FADING IF YOU CAN GET A FIX ON ME PLEASE HELP.

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Is that - with a quote?

I think you might need it in writing

after two years I would consider getting a solicitor involved, the insurance company will probably settle a lot quicker when they realise you have had enough and it could cost them a lot more.

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Is there a middle road? Would Pantaenius agree to advance the amount of the survey?

Could you advance it and include it in the final amount of the claim?

John

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TRIED BOTH WAYS -IE COMPANIES IN IBIZA DONT KNOW COST OF QUOTE INSURANCE COMPANY SAY ITS NOT COVERED UNDER THE TERMS OF INS - ASKED PANTAENIUS TO APPOINT SOME ONE THEY SAID ITS UP TO ME TO ARRANGE AND PAY COSTS -
JUST OVER 2 YEARS AGO THE BOAT WAS BROKEN INTO IN THE MARINA AT ST EULALIA -INFORMED COMPANY-SENT IN DETAILS OF DAMAGE-COULDNT GET ANYONE TO MAKE REPAIRS-SO WE ADVISED PANTAENIUS ACCORDINGLY AND PRODUCED COSTS OF CLEANING AND REPAIRS IE NEW LOCKS NEW CABIN DOORS -WE CLEANED AND REFITTED OURSELVES- THE WORK HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED WHEN THE BOAT WAS STOLEN- IT WAS SEEN BEING TOWED IN THE BAY OF ST EULALIA JUST BEFORE A STORM CAME UP - THE THIEVES THEN HAD TO CUT AND RUN IN THE STORM- THE BOAT WAS EVENTUALLY BEACHED IN CALLA LUNGA - IT WAS RAMSACKED - THE FIRST CLAIM PAPERS COULD NOT BE TRACED AT PANTAENIUS - COPIES ON THE BOAT DESTROYED -THEN PROBLEMS WITH SALVAGE TO GET IT SECURED AND OF THE BEACH-ONLY FOR THE PANTAENIUS REP IT PROBABLY WOULD STILL BE THERE HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE SPANISH LOCAL SALVAGE COMPANY TO TAKE IT TO DRY DOCK- SINCE THEN E MAILS TELEPHONE CALLS AND NOTHING- WE ARE IN THAILAND WORKING -FINISH JULY GO BACK SEPT-
PANTAENIUS HAVE ASKED THAT I GO TO IBIZA AND SORT IT OUT -APPOINTED GUILDFORD MARINE TO ACT ON MY BEHALF THEY HAVE ASKED ME FOR 500 EURO
AS THIS IS THERE BILL FOR BEING INVOLVED WITH THE BOAT UP TO DATE-I SAID I WOULD PAY WHEN WE GO TO IBIZA END JULY / AUGUST THEY HAVE AGREED THAT BUT BESIDES SAYING THE BOAT IS UNREPAIRABLE ARE RELUCTANT TO GIVE QUOTATION AND SUBMIT DETAILS.
THE SPANISH MARINE COMPANIES SAY THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME -THE AREA AROUND ST EULALIA IS GRAVEYARD FOR PENDING INSURANCE CLAIMS .

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John

I have every sympathy with your predicament and would suggest you get a solicitor to gee up your insurance company, as already suggested. Oh, and...

COULD YOU STOP SHOUTING IT'S GIVING ME A HEADACHE

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Tom

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