St Marten boat salvage question

[TQA]

Leaving St Marten on passage for Antigua after the Heineken Regatta I noticed this salvage operation under way in Simpsons bay.

Anyone know the story behind it? Did it go down during the regatta.




Just being nosy.

[AlanBrown]

Picked this off another forum. (credit goes to speciald@ocens.)

Speaking of salvage - don't mean to highjack the post, but... Two weeks ago I was watching tv in my 6th floor condo at the entrance to Oyster Pond, Sint Marrten at about 10:30 PM. I heard the sound of rigging slapping and looked out to see a 51 ft Moorings charter boat drifting past bacwards towing a mooring ball. I called the Coast Guard, Captain Oliver's marina but the boat drifted slowly out until the wind caught it and pushed it onto the reef in front of the Oyster Bay Beach Resort. Then the fun began. The next morning thie coasties arrived with the Moorings crew who attached a stout line, pulled and pulled until the keel came off and the boat sunk. About a week late after being stripped of all removable weight and filled with airbags, it was floated off and taken to Phillipsburg for salvage and to be cut up as scrap. Its a shame, if done right, the boat could have been saved. If my dinghy had been in the water, we could have saved the boat opurselves. Some one in Boulder, CO is out one boat.We have a video of the whole circus for the insurance company.

[PeterSailer]

f my dinghy had been in the water, we could have saved the boat opurselves

How?

[sailingdog]

IF they had gotten to the boat before it was hard aground, they may have been able to prevent it from going hard aground and the subsequent keel tearing attempt at freeing it. Often, a tiny bit of preventative effort goes a long, long, way.

Originally Posted by PeterSailer

How?

[stardust0406]

My dad is sailing in St. Marten and has not checked in as scheduled nor SPOT checked. If you are in the area can u radio s/v Far Star, captain Kennedy McLeod? He was also traveling with s/v Emerald Seas. Post any info. u have. Thank you!

[TQA]

Originally Posted by AlanBrown

Picked this off another forum. (credit goes to speciald@ocens.)

Speaking of salvage - don't mean to highjack the post, but... Two weeks ago I was watching tv in my 6th floor condo at the entrance to Oyster Pond, Sint Marrten at about 10:30 PM. I heard the sound of rigging slapping and looked out to see a 51 ft Moorings charter boat drifting past bacwards towing a mooring ball. I called the Coast Guard, Captain Oliver's marina but the boat drifted slowly out until the wind caught it and pushed it onto the reef in front of the Oyster Bay Beach Resort. Then the fun began. The next morning thie coasties arrived with the Moorings crew who attached a stout line, pulled and pulled until the keel came off and the boat sunk. About a week late after being stripped of all removable weight and filled with airbags, it was floated off and taken to Phillipsburg for salvage and to be cut up as scrap. Its a shame, if done right, the boat could have been saved. If my dinghy had been in the water, we could have saved the boat opurselves. Some one in Boulder, CO is out one boat.We have a video of the whole circus for the insurance company.

Might this be the same boat? Looks like a Beneteau.