BS: Sad End of a Tall Ship - Asgard II

Subject: BS: Sad End of a Tall Ship - Asgard II
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 12:11 PM

http://www.aran-isles.com/blog/2008/09/asgard-ii-sinks-off-france.php

Subject: RE: BS: Sad End of a Tall Ship - Asgard II
From: Emma B
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 12:22 PM

Oh how sad; I went aboard this beautiful ship when it was at anchor in Baltimore Harbour, West Cork some years ago.

Subject: RE: BS: Sad End of a Tall Ship - Asgard II
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 12:22 PM

Shame, I got some nice photo's of this boat as she went through one of the locks on the Caledonian Canal one year.

JM

Subject: RE: BS: Sad End of a Tall Ship - Asgard II
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 01:06 PM

What a great loss to Ireland.Glad everybody got of safely and are safe now on dry land.


Scooby.

Subject: RE: BS: Sad End of a Tall Ship - Asgard II
From: open mike
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 01:41 PM

perhaps they can bring it back to the surface like the VASA ship,
however that one sank in a much more shallow harbor...too bad..

Subject: RE: BS: Sad End of a Tall Ship - Asgard II
From: Schantieman
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 01:51 PM

Looks like it's fairly close inshore so it might not be too deep. The continental shelf, I think, is pretty narrow in Biscay though (which is what makes it rough. Well, that and being a lee shore to 3000M of ocean).

Jolly expensive and difficult business though, salvaging ships, notwithstanding the Mary Ellen Carter.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Sad End of a Tall Ship - Asgard II
From: beardedbruce
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 02:05 PM

Truely a shame.

Let us know if there is an effort to raise her. And where to contribute.

Subject: RE: BS: Sad End of a Tall Ship - Asgard II
From: Big Mick
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 02:21 PM

Do we know why she was taking on water?

Makes me very sad, but thanks for letting us know, Jim.

Mick

Subject: RE: BS: Sad End of a Tall Ship - Asgard II
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 17 Sep 08 - 08:58 AM

Aforementioned pics .

JM

Subject: RE: BS: Sad End of a Tall Ship - Asgard II
From: Charley Noble
Date: 17 Sep 08 - 01:21 PM

What caused this brigantine (not a "ship or boat") to sink certainly is unclear from what I've been able to read in this thread and from the links provided.

I suppose it will take some time to sort everything out.

It certainly is a shame to lose such a beautiful brigantine but at least there were no lives lost.

Charley Noble