Madagascar: Yacht Grounded on Reef

Created by sue. Last modified on 2009-05-27 15:38:21
Countries: Madagascar

I can confirm that (on Sunday April 12, 2009) the cat., Erica, did hit a reef on the NW coast of Madagascar. They say it was an uncharted reef - so be careful going inside the drop-off there!

I'm told the crew got into the dinghy which sank & then launched the liferaft. After activating the EPIRB, a Madagascan Govt. vessel from Majunga was sent for assistance.

One week later, the owner of Erica chartered a local charter cat. called Admiral Explorer, to return to where Erica was grounded to see what could be salvaged. On arrival they found that everything possible had been removed by the locals and nothing of value was salvageable.

Regards,

Phillip Gibbins