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Catamaran Breaks up on Singer Island #250401
07/01/12 07:42 PM
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This past week I spent my vacation at an ocean front condo on beautiful Singer Island. To my surprise upon going out on the 8th floor balcony I spotted a catamaran parked on the beach. I didn't think too much of it really until I realized that it was abandoned. I want to share with you all the photos of what happened over the course of 24 hours.
[img]http://gyazo.com/a81df1b969e48abeaad5c3055acfcf1c[/img]

[img]http://gyazo.com/ffa3af32b78d510ef3d22f77f1261ed4[/img]

Those two pictures show the before and after. I have never seen a boat ripped apart so badly by the surf. I am amazed that the owner of this boat simply walked away, and left it sitting there. The debris and trash that washed up on shore once this boat broke apart was incredible, and had locals and tourists picking up debris for days.
I am simply stunned....I can't say more than that.

Last edited by Shog; 07/01/12 09:05 PM.
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Re: Disbelief and Anger [Re: Shog] #250402
07/01/12 07:46 PM
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[img]http://gyazo.com/63f81e7c894a09722e2b4a6af043ec56[/img]

This is a better picture of the catamaran which shows the damage to the lower hull from the rock shelf as it beached.

Re: Disbelief and Anger [Re: Shog] #250424
07/02/12 08:05 AM
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ouch.


Jake Kohl
Re: Disbelief and Anger [Re: Shog] #250455
07/02/12 11:27 AM
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I wouldn't have thought that the owner 'walked away'. I expect he thought that the boat was tucked up in a berth somewhere because the fenders are out.

Horrible thing to see


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Re: Disbelief and Anger [Re: TEAMVMG] #250465
07/02/12 12:28 PM
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If only I'd known about this sooner. Salvage rights and I'd be a new boat owner!


Jay

Re: Disbelief and Anger [Re: waterbug_wpb] #250519
07/03/12 08:19 AM
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Yeah, it happened in front of my condo. Too bad i am in Ohio.


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Re: Disbelief and Anger [Re: Shog] #250522
07/03/12 08:27 AM
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Perhaps an 'insurance case'? ie. if you can't sell your boat, how do you get money out of it? Cut it loose, wait a couple days, and call your insurance co.


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Re: Disbelief and Anger [Re: Timbo] #250530
07/03/12 09:52 AM
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sounds like a plan for a few of your horses, Timbo...


Jay


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