Boat sinks off the Needles

[Charles]

Did anyone hear about the Fairline Targa 40 which hit a metal Bouy between Lymington and the Needles on Sunday I think it was?

[Alan]

Go check the darkside forum (no not www.boatmanos ,sorry boatmad.com), I mean YBW:

http://www.ybw.com/cgi-bin/forums/sh...b=5&o=93&part=

Does beggar belief how they managed it!

[Richard B]

It was reported on the BBC South news, along with night-vision footage. Hit Bridge buoy (west cardinal off Needles) and semi-sank. Lifeboat managed to stabilize the boat, a Phantom 40.

[Mike C]

Originally posted by Alan
Does beggar belief how they managed it!

I seem to recall a rather large ship hit the NAB Tower some years ago. It took them some time to get it away!

Mike C

[Jonny Fuller]

Originally posted by Alan
Go check the darkside forum (no not www.boatmanos , sorry boatmad.com), I mean YBW:

Now that hurts!

[Charles]

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[Alan]

"Boatmad holidays" RIB Charter!!! Does JF know about this I wonder?!

[robineff]

Re: the ship hitting Nab Tower a while back, the goss locally had it that the Skipper/OOW set the coordinates of Nab as a waypoint into the GPS - and the GPS, being a faithful and diligent crewman, delivered the ship as ordered - right on the mark!
Do you suppose something similar might have happened in this case?

Robin

[Draki]

Apparently a few days later a Sunseeker hit The Shingles at full pelt. It nearly made it across. The boat was eventually pulled off forwards as it was so far up the banks!!

Wish I could have seen that!

Max

[chrisallse]

there is a picture in this months motor boat monthly.