Oh dear -- Fishing boat Grenaa Star crashes into Tynemouth pier

[sailorman]

[h=1]Fishing boat Grenaa Star crashes into Tynemouth pier[/h]

The boat, which suffered serious hull damage, beached in South Shields
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The captain of a fishing boat was injured when the vessel crashed into Tynemouth's South Pier.
Coastguard and lifeboat crews were alerted when the 60ft (18m) Grenaa Star started taking on water earlier.
The boat, which sustained severe hull damage, was beached in nearby South Shields with the help of other fishing vessels and the Tyne pilot launch.
An RNLI spokesman said the captain was being treated for a head injury at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.
The two remaining crew of the Hartlepool-registered vessel were unhurt and there were no reports of pollution.
The pier was not badly damaged.
Efforts are under way to salvage the 46-tonne boat and an investigation has begun into how the crash happened.

 

[BruceDanforth]

"The pier was not badly damaged"

[h=1]Fishing boat Grenaa Star crashes into Tynemouth pier[/h]

The boat, which suffered serious hull damage, beached in South Shields
Continue reading the main story[h=2]Related Stories[/h]

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The captain of a fishing boat was injured when the vessel crashed into Tynemouth's South Pier.
Coastguard and lifeboat crews were alerted when the 60ft (18m) Grenaa Star started taking on water earlier.
The boat, which sustained severe hull damage, was beached in nearby South Shields with the help of other fishing vessels and the Tyne pilot launch.
An RNLI spokesman said the captain was being treated for a head injury at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.
The two remaining crew of the Hartlepool-registered vessel were unhurt and there were no reports of pollution.
The pier was not badly damaged.
Efforts are under way to salvage the 46-tonne boat and an investigation has begun into how the crash happened.

 

[C08]

Did not the pier know that everything gets out of the way of fishing boats!

 

[sailorman]

Did not the pier know that everything gets out of the way of fishing boats!

is that a pier or a mole

 

[Magaz97]

Damage to bow.

 

[sailorman]

Oooooooooooo T Boned it

 

[Sybarite]

Did not the pier know that everything gets out of the way of fishing boats!

it was only self defense.

 

[Melleman]

Did not the pier know that everything gets out of the way of fishing boats!

Oooooooooooo T Boned it

lol,but it´s sad don´t make me laugh.

 

[sailorman]

lol,but it´s sad don´t make me laugh.

she would need to be totally refastened & no doubt new engine mounts too

 

[Melleman]

she would need to be totally refastened & no doubt new engine mounts too

Engine mounts
LMFAO

 

[Eyore]

That was some wallop .I'd say its almost certainly so badly shaken that its is a write off, particularly as its an old boat

 

[JumbleDuck]

is that a pier or a mole

I've done a quick Google search, and I'm pretty sure it's a pier.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Damage to bow.

Looks as ripe as a pear to me!

 

[Wandering Star]

In my uncouth youth I spent about 3 years as a deckie on a steel trawler of about 100+ feet based at Lowestoft. The job of the ships husband was to locate the drunken crew including the skipper from various pubs in the area on the day a new trip was planned, throw them on the deck in a pile and once the final crew had been located and shipped, untie the lines and throw them aboard. The skipper would then head in the general direction of the open sea and it was very common for the boat to hit the seawall before reaching the open sea. The skipper then set a course to our fishing grounds in the North Sea and turned in! By the time we reached them, the crew were sober and work began. This is why I always give deep sea trawlers a good offing. Of course I'm sure it isn't like that nowadays!