Sailboat Wreck Recovery Dunedin Florida

[EyeInTheBlueSky]

A storm rolled thru Dunedin Florida and wrecked the sailboat Rose Marie. Divecom recovery hauled her off the rocks. My Mavic Pro and iPhone captured the recovery.

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[JoostGT3]

Wow, that was painful to watch! (Not because of your film, but to see that beautiful boat be tossed around on the rocks)

 

[pgitug]

The tow company should have put a line to the top of the mast and pulled from that as a primary point and the hull as a secondary stress point. Once the boat was over 80 degrees she would have floated off with less damage. These folks just used jerking blunt force. What a shame.

 

[HiVac]

The tow company should have put a line to the top of the mast and pulled from that as a primary point and the hull as a secondary stress point. Once the boat was over 80 degrees she would have floated off with less damage. These folks just used jerking blunt force. What a shame.

Agree.

Not sure if the plan was to save the boat, or if this was just a salvage/insurance situation. I think being so close to the concrete slab, they could have lifted it up with a crane and then put it back with enough draft to float.

 

[EyeInTheBlueSky]

The back story... The owners were aboard and anchored in St Joseph's Sound as the storm approached and might have successfully ridden out the storm along with other sailboats anchored nearby. But the owners panicked and weighed anchor amid the storm and pulled into a slip designed for small boats. The Rose Marie came undone and got tossed on the rocks next to the seawall. It was painful to watch her getting yanked off the rocks. The salvage company had a crane on site but the access road was too narrow.