What has sunk near Brightlingsea?

[davidej]

We were sailing up the Colne (12 noon Friday 8 july) and noticed four yellow buoys in a square with something sticking up out of the water in the middle. It looked like the mast/aerials of a fishing or some other working boat.

An hour later, MV Alert (Trinity House) turned up to set a wreck buoy.

Does anyone know the story?

 

[ianc1200]

There's a FB story on "Converted Fishing Boats" today re an ex MFV sinking on it's way from Rochford to Brightlingsea.

Never sure whether these FB links work but it's on;

https://www.facebook.com/groups/963444363706845/?fref=nf

 

[ex-Gladys]

She (Silver Leaf)went aground under tow on the Swallowtail at about 1800 yesterday. Listened in on 67 on our way back to Mersea. Whole thing on both towing and CG side seemed a bit like the Keystone cops...

 

[Keith 66]

Looking at the photos on fb its pretty obvious she was very old, much altered as a houseboat & would be in terrible structural condition. Boats like this are at the end of their practical lives & it doesnt take much of a bump on a sandbank to finish them off.
Out of interest one of the PLA heavy lift tenders went past Southend yesterday afternoon going east, wonder if she was of up to Brightlingsea?

 

[MikeBz]

http://www.clactonandfrintongazette...as_houseboat_flooded_and_sank_within_seconds/

 

[rgarside]

This was about 08:00 on Friday:-


They managed to park it outside the buoyed channel, sounds like they had a few close calls in the process.

 

[MikeBz]

 

[FullCircle]

Should be a good Bonfire Night this year then?

 

[Mandarin331]

Surely you mean winter project, will be good as new for next season with an enthusiastic new owner ( buyer collects).

 

[Sailingsaves]

Sad.

But at least no one was hurt.

And... now I have an idea - probably thought of before, but not sure.

The RNLI had no option but to leave the wreck. From the news articles, there are photos taken at night.

An option for the RNLI to stick a special mark light on a recent wreck could easily be done.

Sure, it could be done with currently available, heavy and expensive lights, but I have a device the size of a match box emitting allround light that lasts for a month on a single AA cell (yes, 2 nm range of visibility). So cheap it could be called disposable after use.

So RNLI, or Trinity house, give us a call and stop some poor bugger sailing into an unlit wreck - I'll sell it to you cheap - I'm not greedy.

 

[merlin3688]