This snippet is not about Simon’s
ship, but I thought you readers would be interested (and saddened?) to learn of
the fate of such vessels when they are neglected. Down in S Wales on the River Neath (or should
I say in the River Neath?) LV32
is a sad sight, with high tides washing over her decks, below decks full of
silt and rust eating away at her..
Nearer to home, a lovely old vessel
– the good ship Ena – on the same causeway as Simon’s ship, has for a long time
been struggling to stay afloat, with bilge pumps going almost full time. Now the battle is lost as the pumps are no
longer coping/working and there seems to be nobody interested enough to do
anything.
Presumably the owner is paying the mooring
fees, a cheaper alternative perhaps than doing something about it, but not a
good advertisement for a Marina!
David
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