The CHALLENGES: unburying the sand-filled casualty from the depths of the beach. removing all the sand from the hull voids before safely relaunching.
The challenges: lack of deep water at the scene meant that the casualty and ballast had to be towed to open ocean to FACILITATE the righting OPERATION
The CHALLENGEs: having to Work with small machines due to limited access, retrieving the keel from a shallow, exposed, ocean reef.
The CHALLENGE: Having to swim in 1500 feet of hawser over the barrier reef to connect to the casualty, to first pivot the stern off of the rocks.
The challenges: No heavy equipment could get to the scene, meaning this entire wreck removal had to be done by hand and planned around tide & weather.
