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Sunken Brixham boat raised in remarkable harbour rescue
A fishing boat which sank in Brixham harbour last week has already been salvaged and is treading water for repairs. Bleary-eyed Brixham residents were in shock when they saw the half-submerged boat taking on water when they woke up on Wednesday morning and the council has released a statement explaining how it happened and was cleared up. It sparked quite the reaction online with lots of pictures of the scene floating around. One involved in the chatter was John Pepper, who lives right above the harbour and saw it all happen from his window. >click to read< 10:52
Sunken fishing trawler is raised from the depths of a West Cork harbour
The busy West Cork fishing port of Union Hall has seen the last of the MV Sceptre, the 23m fishing trawler that sank at its dock in February of this year, prompting a major operation to contain any possible pollutants. The operation to raise and remove the old trawler, which sank at the berth she had not moved from for over 5 years, was captured on camera by Cork County Council, documenting the precise and skilled work needed to successfully deal with the sunken hulk. Video, >click to watch/read< -07:58
