$7M 50m Eleonora E sunk in Spain after Allision

[grantmc]

This is a really sad story reported in several yachting mags yesterday:
Yachting World
Super Yacht Times

In summary the 49.5-metre Van der Graaf schooner Eleonora E has sunk after an allision in Port Tárraco, Tarragona, Spain by a 60-metre rescue vessel. The rescue boat Punta Mayor lost control due to engine troubles whilst reversing.

No one was hurt, and they'll obviously refloat her soon, with a shipyard somewhere picking up a complete refit job,

And I have to say an astonishing photo taken from above.

[hpeer]

Elsewhere there was a video of the allision.

I don't know about the refit. Wood or glass that was one hell of a hit. There must be tremendous damage.

A true pity.

[IslandHopper]

Sadly, she will be beyond economical repair, you can hear the frames and other timber work shattering as she was crushed against the wharf side....

I feel for the old man and crew on the Support vessel, no fun been a passenger and knowing what's about to happen and can't avoid it....

[Chotu]

I think I liked the reading of it more than watching this video.


https://youtu.be/Qe5-bPiz2wA

[boatman61]

The thing that cracked me up was its a Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima vessel that sank her.

[AKA-None]

Originally Posted by boatman61

The thing that cracked me up was its a Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima vessel that sank her.

Can you explain that for those linguistically challenged?

[hpeer]

SAR vessel, roughly translated.

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by AKA-None

Can you explain that for those linguistically challenged?

Google Translate can be your friend...

[PineyWoodsPete]

Originally Posted by IslandHopper

Sadly, she will be beyond economical repair, you can hear the frames and other timber work shattering as she was crushed against the wharf side....

I feel for the old man and crew on the Support vessel, no fun been a passenger and knowing what's about to happen and can't avoid it....

In spite of that, enlarging the drone photo shows the port/dockside hull curve to be normal as best one can see - and the frames must be pretty much intact for the heavy rig to be fair and plum at near horizontal. The allision side, though, who knows...

[Kd9truck]

Monday morning critic here, from the video it does not look like the skipper tried to pull the wheel, like he/she just backed straight into it. Did the steering fail also? At least it’s a government vessel that did the damage they can’t run from the obligation to make right and compensate the owner.

[skipperpete]

It’s a steel hulled replica. Van de Graaf shipyard built, launched 2000

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by Kd9truck

Monday morning critic here, from the video it does not look like the skipper tried to pull the wheel, like he/she just backed straight into it. Did the steering fail also? At least it’s a government vessel that did the damage they can’t run from the obligation to make right and compensate the owner.

No personal knowledge, but I doubt if putting the helm over would have much effect on the course when backing at low speed. Small rudder(s) no flow, lotsa mass... I would imagine that the helmsman was frantically banging on the shift lever or shouting at the engine room, not twirling the wheel.

Jim

[rslifkin]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

No personal knowledge, but I doubt if putting the helm over would have much effect on the course when backing at low speed. Small rudder(s) no flow, lotsa mass... I would imagine that the helmsman was frantically banging on the shift lever or shouting at the engine room, not twirling the wheel.

Jim

Agreed. If that thing is anything like a typical smaller shaft drive powerboat, even relatively generous rudders are too small to steer much in reverse unless you're going pretty darn fast.

[hpeer]

Originally Posted by skipperpete

It’s a steel hulled replica. Van de Graaf shipyard built, launched 2000

Interesting, I did not know she was steel.

Even so I doubt she could survive that wack.

That was a hell of a blow.

But will be interesting to see what the hull looks like when raised.

Remember "My Song" that fell off a carrier a few years ago? A other mega. I wonder what happened to that?

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by hpeer

Interesting, I did not know she was steel.



Even so I doubt she could survive that wack.



That was a hell of a blow.



But will be interesting to see what the hull looks like when raised.



Remember "My Song" that fell off a carrier a few years ago? A other mega. I wonder what happened to that?

For various reasons it’s almost impossible to new build a replica in wood and get it rated as a passenger vessel