Lost at Sea for 66 days

[chanelyacht]

& how would you go about doing that?

There are any number of salvage companies who would carry out the job - the longest two I think I recall from my CG days was off the coast of Spain, a UK owner had to abandon his craft and had it recovered from 350 miles out.

 

[JumbleDuck]

There are any number of salvage companies who would carry out the job - the longest two I think I recall from my CG days was off the coast of Spain, a UK owner had to abandon his craft and had it recovered from 350 miles out.

Rescued sailor: Thanks. Now, can you recover my yacht for me?

USCG: Sorry, pal, we don't do that. We can sink her with gunfire if you want?

RS: No thanks. Can I use your Satphone?

USCG: Sure. Go ahead.

RS: Hello, is that Big Towing Company?

Big Towing Company: It certainly is. How many we help you today?

RS: My yacht needs recovered.

BTC: Sure, Where is she?

RS: 200 miles off Cape Hatteras.

BTC: No problem. Let's see, that'll be ten hours to get there, two hours to secure the tow, twenty hours to get back, thirty two hours in total. We charge $2,000 per hour (a quick google suggests that that is a reasonable tug hire rate in the US - JD) so that'll be $64,000. Shall we set out?

RS: No thanks. (To USGC officer) FIRE!​

 

[Horace]

& how would you go about doing that?

I'd have a word with some of the local fishermen for a start.I expect some of them or maybe somebody they could put me onto would have a crack at towing it back for a few quid.What's to lose?

 

[Kelpie]

I'd have a word with some of the local fishermen for a start.I expect some of them or maybe somebody they could put me onto would have a crack at towing it back for a few quid.What's to lose?

When the boat's value is more or less zero, it doesn't make sense to spend *anything* on salvage.

 

[JumbleDuck]

I'd have a word with some of the local fishermen for a start.I expect some of them or maybe somebody they could put me onto would have a crack at towing it back for a few quid.What's to lose?

The boat in this case was two hundred miles out in the Atlantic, which makes the notions of "the local fishermen" and "a few quid" a bit iffy, no? What value of fish might they expect to catch in the time it took to do the tow back?

 

[Horace]

Well my boat probably was'nt worth much more than his & I went more than 200 miles to buy it in the first place so I reckon you lot are a load of defeatists.Where there's a will there's a way & all that :encouragement:
I suppose if he had that boat insured fully comp he might be just inclined to sit back & let them pick up the pieces,who knows that might even have been his intention in the first place.We don't know all the facts.

 

[chanelyacht]

The boat in this case was two hundred miles out in the Atlantic, which makes the notions of "the local fishermen" and "a few quid" a bit iffy, no? What value of fish might they expect to catch in the time it took to do the tow back?

None if they picked it up when heading back laden, it would be a nice way of covering their return diesel costs.

 

[Kelpie]

None if they picked it up when heading back laden, it would be a nice way of covering their return diesel costs.

What are the chances that they would finish fishing exactly at the point where the abandoned boat was?

 

[lpdsn]

The boat in this case was two hundred miles out in the Atlantic, which makes the notions of "the local fishermen" and "a few quid" a bit iffy, no? What value of fish might they expect to catch in the time it took to do the tow back?

Chatting to some fishermen about 3 or 4 years ago. A fishing trip about 80 to 90 miles out from their home port and back cost about £5,000 in fuel. I'd guess circa 14 to 15m trawler. The cost would include time with their nets down in the fishing grounds, but clearly the sort of fisherman who can go 200 miles out into the Atlantic and back is going to need more than a few quid to cover the diesel.

 

[Biggles Wader]

None if they picked it up when heading back laden, it would be a nice way of covering their return diesel costs.

Ive got a better idea--------
You get said fisherman to buy a new set of rigging and mast/sails and take them with you on the next fishing trip.When you have caught a hold full ending up just near the floating boat you get alongside and re-rig it so it can be sailed back without costing exrtra fuel.Bobs your uncle,with half the refit done before you even get it home.:encouragement:

 

[lpdsn]

Ive got a better idea--------
You get said fisherman to buy a new set of rigging and mast/sails and take them with you on the next fishing trip.When you have caught a hold full ending up just near the floating boat you get alongside and re-rig it so it can be sailed back without costing exrtra fuel.Bobs your uncle,with half the refit done before you even get it home.:encouragement:

Or you order a bulk load of cheap Chinese drones (about 3,000 or so), tie them to the guard rails and fly home.

 

[Biggles Wader]

Now thats just being silly--------