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What a tragic time for the people of Queensland.

This is an incredibly sad video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv3cLTtbs_4

Harrowing images, indeed. I was with a friend on Wednesday while he spoke with one of his pals who had spent the night on his 36ft ketch near Grafton trying to stop flotsam pulling it under or off the mooring. I have not heard yet if he managed to save her. My heart goes out to all the poor boaties on that angry river.
Mark

It's a sorry story indeed. In the aftermath, I believe they salvaged both tenders. The yacht itself was trying to be taken to safety, but hit a submerged object which put a hole in the hull bigger than any bilge pump would handle. Apparently there are lots of sunken containers and other large heavy objects under the swollen waters.

The story is told in that one last shot of the poor guy with his head in his hands floating on the wreck.

Michael