Widebeam canal boat salvage Sunbury

[Outinthedinghy]

Other discussion got me wondering how this job will get done.

Do the EA have equipment to raise the boat?

It seems to be a wide beam canal boat about 60ft long maybe 11ft wide.

So if it was 2ft draught (might be more) that would be a back of the envelope weight of

15 X 3.4 X 0.6

Say 30 tonnes via mental arithmetic.

Plus of course it's full of water and everything inside will have absorbed water.

It will be an interesting job me thinks.

There is the man down at Eel Pie with the purple boats but it looks like his crane is a 20 tonne job.

Two cranes maybe ?

 

[Croftie]

Other discussion got me wondering how this job will get done.

Plus of course it's full of water and everything inside will have absorbed water.

Perhaps they will try to pump it out before lifting

 

[Outinthedinghy]

I'd suggest lifting it to the surface before pumping it out.

 

[Newbroom]

air bags and then pump out

 

[Outinthedinghy]

Yes that's probably the right way I'm just wondering who will get the job done..

 

[Old Harry]

Yes that's probably the right way I'm just wondering who will get the job done..

Its the owners responsibility ( or his insurers ) to remove the wreck

 

[Outinthedinghy]

Yes but I was wondering who will do the job.

 

[Old Harry]

Yes but I was wondering who will do the job.

who ever they instruct

 

[Gumpy]

Yes but I was wondering who will do the job.

Home - River Canal Rescue are very experienced in getting boats off the bottom.
They will probably get the call.

 

[oldgit]

Its the owners responsibility ( or his insurers ) to remove the wreck

Suspect that you more than most will appreciate the comment "Good Luck with That"

IMHO.
Every powered boat should display alongside their (up to date) EA registration a sticker proclaiming who their current insurer is.

 

[Actionmat]

It was a liveaboard and looked in good nick from the previous photos when it was above the waterline. I would have thought someone who was using it as their home also had it insured? Maybe not. The Princess that's perched on top of it is a liveaboard too.

 

[normskib]

Does anybody know if the Malard Princess is still in situ ?

 

[Outinthedinghy]

Re insurance you need to have at least 3rd party cover to get a registration/license.

There is a slight fly in the ointment which is that one of the popular providers "Basic Boat Liability" allow owners to self declare that the boat is sound. They do have wreck removal cover but I would guess they bill the owner if the vessel is found to have been unseaworthy.

 

[prof pat pending]

Does anybody know if the Malard Princess is still in situ ?

No, I heard it was towed upstream yesterday