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Published:
July 22, 2008
Sailing
boat swamped with sea water is retrieved in
Burnham
A
17ft sailing boat which sank when it was swamped with sea water
in Burnham-On-Sea over the weekend was successfully retrieved
by Sailing Club members on Monday (July 21st).
The
boat, called 'She's Mine', had been moored on the banks of the
River Brue near Burnham Sailing Club when it started to take on
water on Sunday.
 It
eventually disappeared under the water with only its mast showing,
as pictured, prompting work by by Sailing Club members to retrieve
it.
John
Clist, Commodore of Burnham Sailing Club, told Burnham-On-Sea.com:
"The boat's bilge pumps appeared to have failed and this
led to the vessel losing its buoyancy when the tide came in."
He
said the boat was refloated on Monday afternoon after the club's
members anchored it, removed water onboard, and resolved the fault.
He added that it is unclear how much damage has been done to the
vessel.
The
mission to raise the sunken boat in the River Brue on Monday
Two
Sailing Club members helped to secure the vessel
With
the water finally away from the boat, the clean-up began onboard
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