Tragic day for "Anabelle"

[Simi 60]

Last listing had her for sale at $1.8 mill
Guessing they reckon she can be saved for less.

Or maybe not

Yacht to be demolished after awkward crash onto rocks

https://m.dailymercury.com.au/news/yacht-to-be-demolished-after-awkward-crash-onto-ro/3506967/

 

[bfloyd4445]

Looks like the only rock for miles around....what a beautiful boat, what a tragic end...

Yes, makes one wonder if it wasn't an insurance job? I had an accident once and the insurance adjuster after the fact confided in me at first he thought it was another insurance job but he admitted after a detailed examination he could tell that in fact it was an accident.

 

[Aquabelle]

I don't think it makes one think that at all!! I have been past that rock at full tide and wondered if the chart was wrong it was so invisible. I got a shock on my return leg at low tide to see it so prominent. I was closer than I intended at full tide as I could see from my saved track on the way back, when I stood off a good deal further.

 

[bfloyd4445]

I don't think it makes one think that at all!! I have been past that rock at full tide and wondered if the chart was wrong it was so invisible. I got a shock on my return leg at low tide to see it so prominent. I was closer than I intended at full tide as I could see from my saved track on the way back, when I stood off a good deal further.

Thinking about it thanks to your comment makes me remember a couple of times in my past when I was close to hidden rocks that rise abruptly from the bottom completely unaware. Back then we did not have gps and when we did it wasn't as accurate as it is now. There certainly would not be much indication of its presence in a calm sea if covered by water.

 

[gaston]

Yes, makes one wonder if it wasn't an insurance job? I had an accident once and the insurance adjuster after the fact confided in me at first he thought it was another insurance job but he admitted after a detailed examination he could tell that in fact it was an accident.

Maybe a spaceship picked him up and dropped him there ?

 

[bfloyd4445]

Maybe a spaceship picked him up and dropped him there ?

chuckle......from that first picture it does look like the vessel was dropped on the rock doesn't it?

 

[BruceK]

Yes, makes one wonder if it wasn't an insurance job? ....

Wonder who the owners are, and what they might think of your defamatory implication of insurance fraud?

 

[MYTraveler]

Wonder who the owners are, and what they might think of your defamatory implication of insurance fraud?

Inappropriate, rude and baseless, for sure. But not defamation.

 

[bfloyd4445]

Wonder who the owners are, and what they might think of your defamatory implication of insurance fraud?

No, I simply made the comment based upon a personal experience that this incident reminded me of. Only the current owners know the truth

 

[MRRiley]

Heck, 18 years ago the US Navy lost a ship, USS LA MOURE COUNTY LST 1194, off Chile.

If I remember correctly, the cause was not shifting the GPS to the local datum that resulted in GPS/chart errors missed by the navigation team while operating the dark and local fog.

"LA MOURE COUNTY was preparing for an amphibious landing, part of the annual UNITAS exercise, and was operating with the Chilean LST VALDIVIA (the former USS SAN BERNARDINO (LST 1189), a sister ship transferred to Chile several years ago). In the darkness and fog, LA MOURE COUNTY drove ashore on small rocky island just off the coast. VALDIVIA pulled her off the rocks and she anchored in Cifuncho Bay to evaluate the damage. Unofficial damage reports indicated massive damage to the hull and destruction of her propulsion systems.

Following the grounding, LA MOURE COUNTY underwent emergency repairs in Cifuncho Bay, to make her seaworthy for the 700 mile tow to Talcahuano, Chile. After getting underway October 28, she arrived at Talcahuano on the 31st, under tow by the Chilean icebreaker OSCAR VIEL TORO. This was her final port, as repairs to her severely damaged hull and machinery were judged to be uneconomical. It was determined that it was more beneficial for the damaged ship to be used as a target for a live fire Sink Exercise (SINKEX) rather than making costly repairs."

From - https://www.navysite.de/lst/lst1194.htm

Stuff happens....

 

[Juggerknot]

What a graceful old girl, sorry to see her on the rocks...

 

[Juggerknot]

So very true...

 

[Juggerknot]

It's hard to tell for sure, but it looks to me like the stabilizer fin shattered, but the shaft survived.

Real testament to the quality build, bow is virtually unscathed from initial impact, then she was gutted. Wood boats are tough.

 

[Insequent]

Well, there is a chance she may live again. Coming up for auction in Dec.

 

[gaston]

Well, there is a chance she may live again. Coming up for auction in Dec.

I think its one of them buy it for a $1 spend $250000 and you have a nice boat worth $50000

 

[Ski in NC]

So it is a wood hull?

 

[McGillicuddy]

So it is a wood hull?

Queensland maple. Wood molded hull is the description by auctioneer.

 

[gaston]

So it is a wood hull?

Yes wood. actually glass over ply and was told substantial damage.

 

[Insequent]

Hull is cold-molded, triple diagonal Queensland maple. Epoxy and fibreglass exterior, and epoxy coated interior. Built in 1992 by Norman R Wright & Sons, a top-quaility boat builder in Brisbane. Two Cummins NTA 855 M @ 350HP, dry stack exhausts.

Page 402 for further info and photos
Classic Moreton Bay Cruisers > Home

 

[Simi 60]

Up for auction

https://marineauctions.nextlot.com/public/sales/83734/lots/17838832

 

[gaston]

Up for auction

https://marineauctions.nextlot.com/public/sales/83734/lots/17838832

Id be afraid to offer $1

 

[BruceK]

Id be afraid to offer $1

Especially as correspondence with Andrew Seiffert saw me hammered with Linked In requests for years.

 

[North Baltic sea]

Hi,


Really sad, Does anyone know why to go wrong, autopilots and not focus on navigation, possibly?


NBs

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[Insequent]

She did not sell at auction, despite 'must be sold' hype. The starting point was set at AUD$35,000, and there was not a single bid.

 

[BruceK]

No sale, a second tragic day for Annabelle. But, sometimes the bargain hunters watch and wait until post auction to pounce. Wooden hull, is that easier to fix than f/glass, maybe more people can do it? Sale by insurer?

 

[Annabelle-again]

Annabelle is back

 

[Larry M]

Wow! Any details on the repairs? After looking at the first post of this thread, I’m impressed.

 

[BruceK]

Congratulations! Is that pic taken at RMYC?
Looking forward to hearing the restoration story. If you have trouble attaching in your first few posts, you could ask someone from "The Site Team" for help.

 

[bfloyd4445]

She looks great, she should not be hard to sell for the proper price

 

[Annabelle-again]

Congratulations! Is that pic taken at RMYC?
Looking forward to hearing the restoration story. If you have trouble attaching in your first few posts, you could ask someone from "The Site Team" for help.

She is back in the water at Able Point Marina Airlie Beach. Heading to Mackay to receive new motors and engineering