superyacht stuck in mud for years

[dylanwinter]

apologies if you have all heard of this story

http://www.sail.ie/legacy/legacy_beached.htm

but it is about a 158 foot yacht that got stuck in the florida quays and the massive operation involved in removing it

I thought it was interesting enough to post it anyway

Dylan

 

[30boat]

That's a real bummer!

 

[Alfie168]

That what happens when you buy a boat that looks like a MacGregor 26M

Tim

 

[Hornet_UK]

What anchor was he using at the time?

 

[TQA]

I wonder if the area it was in is one covered by the seabed damage rules. If it is, based on the trench shown in the pic, then they are due a megabucks fine.

A 30 foot sailboat grounding which resulted in a 2 metre score was worth $6000 a twin screw powerboat grounding was worth $30000.

My calculator has gone into exponential mode!

 

[sighmoon]

From http://freelegacy.org/
Peter Halmos has stood by Legacy through each and every obstacle, refusing to abandon the boat that saved his life.

I wonder how it saved his life?

 

[dylanwinter]

one heck ofa trench

I wonder if the area it was in is one covered by the seabed damage rules. If it is, based on the trench shown in the pic, then they are due a megabucks fine.

A 30 foot sailboat grounding which resulted in a 2 metre score was worth $6000 a twin screw powerboat grounding was worth $30000.

My calculator has gone into exponential mode!

It does look like one heck of a scar

the lawywers got involved big time on this case

Dylan

 

[WF36]

Wow - Interesting read!

 

[Nautorius]

apologies if you have all heard of this story

http://www.sail.ie/legacy/legacy_beached.htm

but it is about a 158 foot yacht that got stuck in the florida quays and the massive operation involved in removing it

I thought it was interesting enough to post it anyway

Dylan

Thanks Dylan,

I remembered a bit of the story but spent a few hours going through it in full last night. Really appreciate the link, amazing story and a happy ending! I always thought she got cut up but that may have been another Yacht as she is alive and well now.

Paul