Sunken small yacht, Newton Creek IoW

[LittleSister]

I've also seen a Westerly Warwick lifted with Barrels.

Sailors are resourceful, it's not rocket science.

Fred Drift alert!

Hundreds of years ago, as Amsterdam developed as a major trading port, and its depths reduced under various influences, they routinely used air-filled barrels (and also much more elaborate large purpose-made wooden caissons, called 'camels') that would be secured alongside a ship and then the water pumped out) to reduce the draft of commercial ships so they could get in and out of the shallow(ing) harbour.

I can't find the original article I read with a drawing or engraving of the barrels in use there, but the very interesting article about this (and other challenges and opportunities Amsterdam faced - the Zuider Zee & Nord-Hollandsch Kanaal etc.) linked following includes these images of a 1742 model of such a 'camel', and an old engraving of them in action.
Amsterdam’s Difficult Route to Sea – MforAmsterdam Tours

 

[DJE]

So who is the Harbour Authority in Newtown. It's outside ABP's and KHM's areas so I suppose it must be National Trust. And late last season they were struggling to raise money to repair the landing jetty on the west bank. I wonder how they will fund a wreck removal.

 

[Blueboatman]

The purpose of my one post suggesting a diy approach was as ever to get peoples cogs whirring.
Daydream Believer and Mark clearly have practical realistic experience of this. As do I.

Sadly -or not- I think the capt sensible is probably right.
The days of ‘have a go’ are way gone.

And there is little collegiate spirit as there might be toward-say- a fellow boater or unlucky club member or innocent victim of a nautical hit n run on a mooring.
Well, that’s what insurance is for innit!

Insurance liabilities will preclude any course of moving forwards other than a pro company brought in with airbags/diver/lifting barge to recover and remove the hazard to navigation/eyesore/abandoned boat.. someone takes the financial hit!

Quite revealing in many ways just how precious our precious ‘free’ beauty spots like Newtown are.

 

[Marsali_1]

It's doable. Hope I haven't doxed myself or the owner.

Turns out there were 'normal' fenders on the boat after all but they clearly weren't doing much lifting.


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I thought it might be, It just takes the right person(s) with the right attitude. If I were a fair few nautical miles closer I'd offer to pitch in as well. I hope the hole or source of the flooding is not a challenge to repair and the owner can carry on with his life afloat without significant loss.