Tugboat Curacao after Omar

[Kukuisa]

Today the calm sea (and the cloud of mosquitos at home) invited for a swim, so I took the snorkelgear and camera and went to inspect the Tugboat.
The visibility was at least 60 feet and the boat is still on its place, but some smaller parts were broken of. The hull was intact.
The surrounding was flattened bij TS Omar: all soft coral was gone and of the harder corals not much remained.
Here are some pictures taken today:









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[gustele]

Kukuisa and I went for a closer inspection this Saturday. The coral along the reef is covered with sand; at some places it looks as if a sand river went down the reef. On the top of the reef most coral is damaged although still a reasonable portion is intact.
The tugboat got a heavy beating and has a lot of structural damage. On starboard side the construction on top of the deck lost part of its side and also part of the front as can be seen in the following pictures. The top picture is from before the storm and the bottom one from this Saturday after the storm.

Starboard side before the storm; sidepanel almost intact

Starboard side after the storm; side panel damaged and also the front panel lost a lot of material.

On portside the damage was even greater. A large part of the side panel is gone and also part of the back panel of the construction on top of the deck is gone.

Portside before the storm

Portside after the storm

The "advantage" is that the whole construction is much more open and that more easily the inside of the wreck can be seen.

A pity, but that is nature! It is still a nice wreck to visit so keep this place on your list of must-see sites when you are here.

 

[deeper thoughts]

Thnx for the updates/pix