Shipwreck at Shelter Cove
The sailboat in better days. [Photo provided by Shelter Cove Fire Department]
According Nick Pape, Chief of Shelter Cove Fire, his department has been assisting with the situation. Pape told us via text today, “Shelter Cove Fires duty officer made sure there was no life threatening situation and made the correct notifications to the [US Coast Guard] in order to start the process of getting it removed in order to prevent it from becoming a beach hazard.”
Pape told us that his department “also ensured the fuel tanks and batteries were removed.”
The US Coast Guard “has made contact with the owner who is currently responsible for the salvaging operations of the vessel,” Pape explained. “The SCFD, RID, USCG and County Supervisor Bushnell’s office are monitoring the salvage operation and are committed to getting it cleaned up and off the beach.”
The ship wrecked against the shore.[Photo by Dave Gilchrist. Used courtesy of KMUD]
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Is Billy back in the cove?
The weather started getting rough..
the tiny ship was tossed…
If not for the monitoring by Bushnell’s office….
The county’d foot the cost….
🤔🧐,
😁
Beautiful!!
Lol
Gilligan’s Island II w/o capt’n & crew on board?
That’s funny.
Are you talking about Bill Cory
I don’t think so…
Billy Chaney Anderson. Last seen on the streets of Eureka.
Nope new piece of work. It’s been abandoned for months now and finally broke free. But it does sound like Billy is back
Billy, phone home…
The RV of the Sea
Hehehe
That was my first thought
Now would be a good time to scrape and paint.. while it’s out of the water…
Is the Sea Lion trolling…???
Pretty sure he was giving the boat his seal of approval.
😁👍
We all know that “Seal Team” was to blame…
What is a boat doing moored in the cove this time of year. That’s stupidity.
I bet the owner of that wrecked sailboat will make real sure his next vessel is properly moored so it cannot come loose. Sad that he has lost it for good.