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| Originally Posted by VTXrider CaptTom, I'm confused in your article it says they expect to take 3 weeks. What did they expect to finish in three week? Surley not the entire salvage, I say this because my friend on the salvage crew (his father and uncle own the salvage company) said he would be down there close to a year and long if you include towing it to where it will be loaded on a ship to go to Italy. |
VTX,
First, welcome to YF.
The 3-week time frame came from the owner of the company when I met him at the yacht in early September. He sounded confident that his process would get Legacy out of there fairly quickly. Now, I was not going to judge him, since I am not a salvor and don't know all that goes into an operation like this one. But I did have my reservations, being that Legacy needs to go about a mile before getting off the flats.
Of course, there could also be many factors in play here that have not allowed a more timely recovery, such as weather, pumping ability, sand consistency, etc. I do want and need to report accurate information (as accurate as it may be at the moment I get it). And I would be eager to meet with the salvage team and/or the owner to get a more current status to the operation. I do plan on heading back down there this month for an update. Thanks
PS Here is a photos from Oct 27. By our estimates we think Legacy has been pulled approximately 1,000 ft so far.