Gunilda

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Did you get any dive photos?

I also remember the Seahorses presentation. The Gunilda was the flagship of the New York Yacht Club. The owner was too cheap to pay for a local pilot, and when he ran aground and put a hole in it, he was still feeling cheap and refused to pay for the two tugs that were needed to salvage the yacht, and only paid for one to pull it off the reef. And then it sank. And he and the family took the train home. And then the insurance company bought him another yacht.

 

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Did you get any dive photos?

I also remember the Seahorses presentation. The Gunilda was the flagship of the New York Yacht Club. The owner was too cheap to pay for a local pilot, and when he ran aground and put a hole in it, he was still feeling cheap and refused to pay for the two tugs that were needed to salvage the yacht, and only paid for one to pull it off the reef. And then it sank. And he and the family took the train home. And then the insurance company bought him another yacht.

No photos, just concentrated on taking everything in and looking very carefully. 20 minutes on the wreck goes by quickly.

We could not see any damage to the hull. My understanding is that when the Gunilda was pulled off the shoal, the stern took on water as she ws comming off and she flooded sending her to the bottom.