wheels 543 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 It's been aground for well over a week now. It hasn't been on the news that I have seen. A big Southerly on this beach will tear it apart. This beach is probably the most dangerous in NZ. Right at the low tide edge of the water, it drops vertically about 10m. I have seen trawlers come right along the beach so close you could jump to the beach and not get your feet wet. I don't know if this is what this one was doing. Huge Southerly waves blow directly onto this beach with such colossal force, it will dump a mountain of shingle in one wave and block the lake mouth off. I am surp5rised they are not trying to haul this boat off why they have had the chance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 Pictures Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottiE 174 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Cool pics if nothing else! Whrere is it aground? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Ooops, forgot that too. It is the beach South of the Lake Ellesmere mouth, which is South of the Port Hills, North of the Rakaia River Mouth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 380 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 These are the kind of photos I want to see in my journalism! Not screen grabs from google streetview! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nzgrant 19 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 The crew must have been wearing lifejackets so its not possible that anything untoward has happened so must not be reported as such lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 10minutes........ are you Southbridge area? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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