Sunday update on the wrecked Trimaran

 Just a few photos to provide an update this morning on the state of the trimaran which is tied up by the Harbor West Condos. A small debris field is next to the boat and it appears very little debris is in the...

Update on the troubled trimaran

Scupper went back to check on the “Skipper” of the two sunken boats by Harbor West Condos off Beach Drive and took these photos along with an update (probably our last…for tonight at least) of this situation.   A West Seattle neighbor and his friends from Port Angeles decided to help the Skipper with clean up this evening and to try to salvage what ever can be of the Skippers...

Sunken Trimaran Updates

EDITORS NOTE: We will be updating this post throughout today. Scroll to the bottom for the most recent information. Our earlier coverage can be found here and begins here.   Scupper visited the sunken trimaran this morning. Scupper reports that the trimaran and the power boat used to tow the trimaran from Shilshoe Marina, have both sunk.   A police man is on the scene and is talking to the...

The Tri is “high and dry”

 Last night we reported on the sail boat (technically a tri-moran) that was taking on water off the shores of Emma Schmitz View Point. At the time, the captain was certain everything was under control.  It appears the very same boat, sofa and all, sunk off in the Puget Sound waters by Harbor Crest Condos.  View from Harbor West  Condos West Seattle Blog reports the tri is waiting for high tide...

Sailboat taking on water near Mee-Kwa-Mooks Park

 An older model tri-moran has nearly beached itself for repairs off off Beach Drive… The captain mentioned that it is NOT an emergency and was hoping to score an extra bilge pump to rid the water. He later explained that the leak was from the area of the auxiliary motor well and will probably need to beach the boat on a sandy bar for patching the leak. He went on to say “good thing for the extra...