Texas Clipper Reefing Question

[Guba]

Just out of curiosity...
I looked at the sinking of the Texas Clipper video recently...

YouTube - The Reefing of The Texas Clipper

...and wondered if that was the Spree in the foreground. How about it DiveWookie? Was that ya'll?

 

[texdiveguy]

99% sure it was Capt. Frank and crew! Neat video shots.

 

[Wookie]

Yup, and I was crapping my pants at the time. Don't let mythbusters lull y'all into thinking that a sinking ship won't suck another vessel down with it. The problem is that the massive bubbles coming up from the Clipper don't provide any bouyancy for the Spree. The rep from TPWD said to get closer, and so I did. As the clipper sunk, I had all three in go backward real fast, and we still moved toward the clipper. When she finally stopped spewing air, we were able to back away. I have learned a lesson I won't have to repeat. We had permission from the Coast Guard to be as close as we wanted to be, but sometimes the Coast Guard knows best.

Frank

 

[Debraw]

Nice video! Thanks for the link.

 

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