Reef 1 Trawler nil
Submitted by carnarvonite on Thu, 2009-12-31 17:27
Took a drive up the coast today to have a look at the trawler that came in a couple of days back.By all accounts they had trouble with their auto pilot and found themselves nearly high and dry.Carnarvon sea rescue got the may day call around 830pm and they couldn't get the crew off untill first light the next morning.It made a long day for the rescue boat crew,radio operator and crew of another fishing vessel standing by waiting for conditions to improve enough to enact the rescue.
In the end it was done safely without any injuries or damage to rescue crews or vessels.A job well done in trying conditions
till
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I heard about that on the
I heard about that on the radio, suprised no mention of it on the site till now.
carnarvonite
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Hard
Its pretty hard to get in to it.Its about 3-4nm south of Cape Cuvier and requires quite a bit of heavy sand work with tyres let down.
I had the radio operator with me and it took us down 3-4 tracks untill we found the right one.
southcity104
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problem with the auto pilot????????
hmm lets translate that! -------Fast asleep at the helm.
"Its a life style job"
deepwater
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so glad we didnt end up like
so glad we didnt end up like that,im glad they are allright
jeff
cityboy
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bugger
BUGGER..
........enjoy the day lets go fishing........
nev
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One less
Point Samson Fish Trawler.. Well done Canarvon Sea Rescue ! good to see no one was hurt......
Faulkner Family
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all is good as long as the
all is good as long as the crew are safe and well. looks like the trawler was just about ready for the scrap heap. did they get the boat off the reef or is it still there
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
carnarvonite
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Boat
Its still there Russ,only took the photos yesterday arvo.Haven't heard of any attempt to get it off.The weather isn't helping with strong S-SW winds every day.
Faulkner Family
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could end up as another reef
could end up as another reef if its there too long
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
HuggyB
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they should drag into deeper water
and sink that sucker - artifical reef! They seem to do that a lot more on the east coast than they do here for whatever reason.....
The Terrorist - coming to a fishing spot near you.........
carnarvonite
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Artificial Reef
There is an old burnt out trawler thats already been stripped for sinking as an artificial reef moored in the channel south of town.Its been there for a few years because as the story goes they couldn't guarantee it would stay in one spot in the case of a cyclone.
I would be the only one that would like to tow it out and sink it at a secret location known only by ME!!!
They are probably waiting on the insurance company making a decision on its fate
HuggyB
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I saw a show
about a cyclone that ripped through QLD and it tore up 3T chunks of the barrier reef and tossed them around. Amazing force and power!
I'd be surprised if it could toss around a sunken trawler though, they'd weigh a considerable amount surely? Even just a basic 60' steel hull would be in excess of 25T (depending on length) wouldn't it??
The Terrorist - coming to a fishing spot near you.........
carnarvonite
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Bare shell
Its just a bare shell,everything that can be removed has.Agree with your guess on around 25 tonne.
Next time I'm down that way I'll take a couple of shots of it and put them on the site
alfred
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Believe me the sea has alot
Believe me the sea has alot of energy in her. Back in South East Asia, I use to fish a wreck of a freighter in 50m that shifted position after every monsoon. It would eventually be found each season, but it didn't change the fact that she was tossed around.
nev
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Anybody know if they have salvaged
the fishing Trawler yet?
Cheers nev
carnarvonite
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Salvage
Still there