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This photo has two stories attached:
1) it features the Asgard II which has sunk recently.
2) the motoryacht (which doens't look particularly seaworthy to me)
had to be towed in by the rescue services. Due to it's unusual
design, it had so muchg drag that the lifeboat had some trouble
getting her back in against the tide (although she has two very large
waterjets..)


Regards,
\
Jeroen


See picture. I will post two pics of the motoryacht in tow in a few
minutes.

regards,

Jeroen

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Hi Jeronimus,

You are correct, the Irish sail training brigantine Asgard II sank in the
Bay of Biscay on 11th. September 2008, 37 km southwest of Belle-Île-en-Mer.
The 5 crew and 20 trainees had earlier abandoned the vessel after she
started taking on water. Asgard II was heading from Falmouth to La Rochelle
for some routine maintenance.

A robot has been used to assess the condition of Asgard II. The inspection
revealed that the vessel is upright on the seabed and largely intact in
80metres of water. Damage to one of the hull planks has been observed though
it is unclear if this resulted from the impact with the seabed or was the
original cause of the sinking. A decision on whether the vessel can be
salvaged will not be taken until further investigations are carried out.

Regards,

Tuppence

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"Jeronimus" schreef in bericht
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This photo has two stories attached:
1) it features the Asgard II which has sunk recently.
2) the motoryacht (which doens't look particularly seaworthy to me)
had to be towed in by the rescue services. Due to it's unusual
design, it had so muchg drag that the lifeboat had some trouble
getting her back in against the tide (although she has two very large
waterjets..)


Regards,
\
Jeroen


See picture. I will post two pics of the motoryacht in tow in a few
minutes.

Thanks Jeroen, that makes this picture's kind of special.
--
Greetings
Bouler (The Netherlands)

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"Tuppence" schreef in bericht
...

Hi Jeronimus,

You are correct, the Irish sail training brigantine Asgard II sank in the
Bay of Biscay on 11th. September 2008, 37 km southwest of
Belle-Île-en-Mer.
The 5 crew and 20 trainees had earlier abandoned the vessel after she
started taking on water. Asgard II was heading from Falmouth to La
Rochelle for some routine maintenance.

A robot has been used to assess the condition of Asgard II. The inspection
revealed that the vessel is upright on the seabed and largely intact in
80metres of water. Damage to one of the hull planks has been observed
though it is unclear if this resulted from the impact with the seabed or
was the original cause of the sinking. A decision on whether the vessel
can be salvaged will not be taken until further investigations are carried
out.

Thanks for the info Tuppence.
--
Greetings
Bouler (The Netherlands)