PERRANUTHNOE is a small village on the South Coast of Cornwall, just East of Marazion, there is a Car Park and sloping access to a safe sandy beach and the beachside Cabin Cafe. It has The Victoria Inn a superb multi award winning pub, which serves super food both lunchtimes & evenings, - a Church dating back as far as 1160. The Lynfield Centre which houses The Cowhouse Gallery, The Peppercorn Cafe and a hairdressers.

Friday, 13 September 2013

Tall Ship Astrid

On the 24th July 2013 the Dutch Tall Ship Astrid lost power and went onto the rocks close to Kinsale, Southern Ireland. This is an RNLI  photo from the Kinsale Lifeboat as they rescued the crew and passengers
 Such a sad sight  as she lay on the rocks with her lifeboats still attached - it was made even worse when a couple of weeks later it was discovered that thieves had been on board and her compass and binnacle had been stolen.
Then last week I spotted GPS Atlas which is a Floating Sheerleg, being towed to Kinsale and I surmised that she might be going to salvage TS Astrid
There it is alongside the Astrid and preparing to life her onto a barge
Amazing that so few straps can manage to take the weight - I think she is metal hulled, so not as heavy as a wooden one
She has been brought into Kinsale Harbour - looking remarkably intact
Photos from the Irish media by Erskine Tanner &  RNLI
Hopefully one day she will be looking like this again - as seen by us at the Tall Ships 2008 - perhaps even at the Tall Ships in Falmouth 28th - 31st August  2014
Posted by Perranlady at 17:06

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous13 September 2013 at 18:48

    Great pictures Sue...sad all the same and as for the theft !!!macca.

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    1. Perranlady13 September 2013 at 19:04

      Fog or rain all day today, so I thought this was interesting - hopefully she will sail again ! Sue

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