They had a fuel problem and she ran up on a reef and got holed she then went down stern first and snapped in half after getting wedged on a bombie, skipper and deckie escaped in a life raft and were picked up by amatuer fishing boat unharmed. Jurien sea rescue and police were involved in the rescue
they had just rebuilt the cray boat and were taking it out for a trial when the fuel blockage happend and were near a reef, you can guess what happened next.
Theres a large diesel full of oil on the bottom not to mention hundreds if not thousands of litres of diesel spilled.
Wheres all the pictures of seabirds/seals all covered in oil.
Try to sink a boat like that deliberately as a fish/dive wreck and watch them squeal. Not to mention all the government red tape.
Always makes me laugh when you consider all the ships sunk in war. Now they are glorious wrecks covered in corals a haven for fish of all types. No sign of the "enviromental disaster" that must of occurred at the time.
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Hutch
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Wrecked!
Fathom
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Yep
She spent some time scouring the reef (submerged) looking for crays
big john
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Buggar
Expensive error there.
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Fathom
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Not yet
Been sidetracked by other projects and nobody else i know wants to attempt it, not going solo
Bruce
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Do you think its repairable?
Do you think its repairable?
carnarvonite
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Conversion
They heard a rumour that you could turn a 50 footer in to a hatchback but someone lost the plans half way through the job
Bruce
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Haha! Make it a new reef
Haha! Make it a new reef where we can all fish for herring
Paul_86
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Ouch! Any info on what
Ouch! Any info on what happened?
Fathom
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Grape vine
They had a fuel problem and she ran up on a reef and got holed she then went down stern first and snapped in half after getting wedged on a bombie, skipper and deckie escaped in a life raft and were picked up by amatuer fishing boat unharmed. Jurien sea rescue and police were involved in the rescue
outdoinit
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Ouch that has to hurt
wheres the Boat Bog when you need it..
I've spent half my life fishing.. The other half I have wasted..
EricBananaMan
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Good to hear the crew got
Good to hear the crew got out unharmed. On a lesser note, Send it back and turn it into a home for crays.
randall df223
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I have a pot of epoxy.....
I have a pot of epoxy..... I reckon it's repairable
Fish! HARD!
roberta
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Heared also
they had just rebuilt the cray boat and were taking it out for a trial when the fuel blockage happend and were near a reef, you can guess what happened next.
Moonlight Bay is usally in Leeman from memory.
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Fathom
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Correct
The boat is from Leeman, not sure exactly what reef they hit, I heard it was off Greenhead somewhere?
pelagicyachts
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glad to hear no one was hurt
glad to hear no one was hurt - as for the boat - would make a good centre console.......
Matt_Hansen
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It'll buff out!!
It'll buff out!!
crasny1
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Just a scratch. Sure it will
Just a scratch. Sure it will polish out!!!!
Im pretty good at boat projects, and after some intense prep has finished the winter job -- Placing the new Rego sticker on the boat.
Thus Im sure I can assist.
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NOHA
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Wheres the greenies now
Theres a large diesel full of oil on the bottom not to mention hundreds if not thousands of litres of diesel spilled.
Wheres all the pictures of seabirds/seals all covered in oil.
Try to sink a boat like that deliberately as a fish/dive wreck and watch them squeal. Not to mention all the government red tape.
Always makes me laugh when you consider all the ships sunk in war. Now they are glorious wrecks covered in corals a haven for fish of all types. No sign of the "enviromental disaster" that must of occurred at the time.
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randall df223
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Nah... The fuel is all
Nah... The fuel is all safely 'blocked' in the tank.... Hence why the boat hit the reef
Fish! HARD!
meglodon
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Is that right, no sign of impending disaster hmmmm
May I suggest you have a read of this....
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727761.600-why-wartime-wrecks-are-slicking-time-bombs.html?full=true#.VFx-gLkcRdg
Rob H
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Diesel fuel and petrol is
Diesel fuel and petrol is really not that big a problem-it evaporates in 24-48 hrs according to Woodside
Its the heavy fuel oils and crudes that are the problem.
Those wartime wrecks, Id expect the majority of them burnt and/or dispersed their oil in the sinking.
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Fathom
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Engine has been salvaged
Being sent to Perth for strip down and re-build, I've seen the photos of it, not sure about fuel spill but hey...it was an accident...shit happens
sea-kem
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That would have made a good
That would have made a good artificial :P
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Batty
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Good read Meglodon
That puts it all into perspective, the cost of recovery is huge, but like they say the cost of clean up if far greater.
Lifes a game but fishing is serious !!!