Published: October 25, 2008
Drama continues in Burnham-On-Sea for 'Captain Calamity'

There was more drama on Saturday morning (October 25th) for the so-called 'Captain Calamity' skipper when his trimaran was craned out of the River Brue.

The 'Star Of Burnham' was being lowered by a crane onto the back of a lorry to be driven by road to the skipper's home in Whitstable, Kent, when it began to tilt at a precarious angle on the side of the juggernaut, as pictured above.

"The crane was quickly used to hoist the vessel back into the air and onto the beach before its sides were collapsed and it could be safely lowered back onto the lorry to begin its road journey," one eyewitness told Burnham-On-Sea.com.

It was, perhaps, the final chapter in a long-running story for the trimaran's skipper, Anthony Woodford, who was branded 'Captain Calamity' by Coastguards earlier in the week after several rescues.

The trimaran was retrieved on Sunday and Tuesday and sparked a safety scare on Wednesday that resulted in an army bomb disposal team being called. The story continued on Friday when Burnham's Harbour Master banned the trimaran from setting sail again.

The 'Star of Burnham' was lifted off the lorry and onto the beach where the sides of the trimaran were collapsed...

... and the controversial vessel could be successfully loaded onto the trailer.