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Old 08-18-2016, 07:16 PM   #12
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The owner just posted this to the NordhavnDreamers Yahoo list which is a public forum so I don't mind repeating it here. By all indications it was a simple navigation mistake/oversight, and a sobering and tragic reminder how easy it is to overlook something, and how disastrous the results can be. We all make mistakes, and usually get away with it. But not this time...

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It was our boat (N4748, Ghost Rider).

The event occurred last week, Monday, 08-Aug @ 1700 local time. Struck a submerged rock jetty just south of Reedy Island. Fought for about 16 hours to save her, but without success….she went down around 0900 the next morning after she was dislodged from the jetty by large wakes (big shipping lane nearby.) The hull survived the initial impact intact, but as the tide receded and she got rocked by large-ship wakes, eventually the strain was too much. Nobody seriously injured. She wasn’t raised until yesterday, was hauled out this morning. We spent all day today slogging through an amazing amount of mud trying to retrieve & clean what we can, will be doing same tomorrow at a minimum.

Eventually will post a full accounting for all to absorb with all the painful details. For now, however, we request some quiet and some space to deal with the aftermath. Thanks in advance for that.



Rick & Michelle Riordan

N4748 / Ghost Rider

Currently Salvaging in Leesburg, NJ

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