Commercial Trawler Salvage
 

Does anyone know the story about a commercial trawler that was delivered to Pt. Pleasant on a barge this weekend. The Coast Guard that I talked to were kind of tight lipped. One officer did say that it was brought in from a location not too far from the inlet. It was an old vessel with its gear still intact and with some damage to its bow caused by the sling from the crane that was holding it.

The CG was checking for oil spills today. The vessel is just west of the Warfside Restaurant on Channel Drive. I'm curious to know what happened to it. It sure looks like something the artificial reef committee might want to investigate. I doubt that it will be repaired. The vessel in question is the Anna T.

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Which one? There were 2 vessels laying on ground last week?

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Thanks, Kurt. From the looks of the vessel, it shouldn't be repaired but it's someone's livelihood so it's not for me to pass judgement. How often does a boat just sink in its slip? A faulty bilge pump? Electrical short? Packing box? At least there was no loss of life. The ocean would have been less forgiving.

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It has been sinking for a couple weeks. Saw the salvage company there on Friday. Awesome set up. Big barge with a huge crane and three tugs.

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Yea i saw that sinking few weeks ago in its slip

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"The ANNA T from Atlantic City NJ. She and the dragger next to her reported to be the 'SKIMMER" sunk recently "

The Skimmer has been in the mud and abandoned for the past couple of years, did they lift that out also ?

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"one way trip to be chopped up in Port Elizabeth"

Undoubtedly to go to China as scrap.

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How does a boat slowly sink in its slip for weeks?

Wouldn't it be a more cost effective solution to keep it afloat with pumps, then pulling it out of the water?

Makes no sense to let it sink and deal with salvage, oil and fuel spills, etc?

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I thought that was "Skimmer". I didn't realize that he was on bottom so long. Shame I used to get clams from him several years ago.