Barbie has Risen

Yat Marine had a bit of its own ascension on Easter Sunday.  MV Barbie has risen.  The salvage operation for this luxury steel motor yacht has been plagued with disaster after disaster.  A few weeks ago we noticed that the big salvage barge and tug were no longer at the marina but sitting in the middle of Marmaris Bay.  We also noticed that Juliet pontoon looked a bit wonky.  It looks like the salvage barge took a little trip during a big wind and clipped the pontoon taking out a whole section, spewing bits of Styrofoam across the water.  This salvage operation is not ecologically friendly. 

Twisted reinforcing wire and sections of a pontoon

Piles of waste Styrofoam

About a week later the barge returned aligning itself differently. Big holes were dug on the shore in which were buried the huge anchors.

That's one way to set an anchor - dig a hole and bury it.

Days passed amongst much speculation as to when Barbie would come up from the deep.  We frequently would go by and watch the operation which usually consisted of lots of workers standing around and doing nothing.  It looks like the Australian council workers method of creative contemplation is international.

Not much activity

 Then on Easter Sunday MV Barbie rose from the deep and a rather sorry sight she was indeed.

Listing and muddy - Poor Barbie

Burnt out shell

A sorry sight