V39 in Swanwick

[volvopaul]

I've just had a few pics through of a V39 Grey Hull in the slings at Swanwick, looks like it's been run aground on something very hard, lots of hull damage and 1 drive missing, sorry I can't do the pics on here .
Anyone else the wiser , hope owner and crew are ok.

 

[volvopaul]

I've just had a few pics through of a V39 Grey Hull in the slings at Swanwick, looks like it's been run aground on something very hard, lots of hull damage and 1 drive missing, sorry I can't do the pics on here .
Anyone else the wiser , hope owner and crew are ok.

Update , I had a quick look , name of boat is Happy Days , I bet it wasn't a happy day at all.

 

[AllanG]

Update , I had a quick look , name of boat is Happy Days , I bet it wasn't a happy day at all.

Did you manage to find out how the damage occurred, Paul?

 

[volvopaul]

Did you manage to find out how the damage occurred, Paul?

Nope, other than it met with a harder more stationary object than a wave .

 

[Sishoe]

Apparently it struck a buoy.

 

[mjf]

The hull damage is ford on the stbd side, gel completely opened and fibre / foam hanging down

As VP mentioned the stbd drive is completely missing.

Big hit.

If it hit a buoy the object must have been small as could see any impact damage above the waterline.

 

[KINGFISHER 9]

Perhaps he tried to get into Bembridge without looking at his tide tables!