TowBoatUS San Diego Removes 60ft Yacht from beach
What most people were thinking about on Super Bowl Sunday Morning was who was going to be at the party and who was going to win. That was the last thing on the minds for the TowBoatUS San Diego Crew. It all started around midnight when TowBoatUS San Diego was call to attempt to salvage a 56′ Navigator that had struck the jetty and was aground in the storm Ravaged surf of Oceanside Beach. Harbor patrol boats had to turn around because the sea were so dangerous. Continue reading →
Cove Marina. Upon arrival to the incident, Captains Eric Lamb and Travis Basom set up Haz-Mat containment to prevent oil, fuel and debris from escaping into the bay while the salvage diver, Captain Shane Thompson, performed a quick survey of the sunken vessel then attached two 4000 lb float bags in strategic positions to maximize lift. As air was applied to the bags and the boat raised above the water a couple of 2 inch pumps de-watered the Owens at a combined rate of 18,000 gallons per hour, quickly pumping the water from the vessel. Before de-mobilizing from the salvage operation a preliminary survey suggest that a leaky shaft packing and dead batteries were the cause of the sinking.
