Boat smashed to pieces in fierce Double Island tide
A boat was reportedly smashed to pieces in one night when it ran aground south of Double Island Point over the weekend.
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A boat was reportedly smashed to pieces in one night when it ran aground south of Double Island Point over the weekend.
The boat named "Nering" had started taking on water on Friday after mechanical issues and was deliberately beached as the safest option to the crew, according to social media users who responded to a Clayton's Towing Facebook post about the wreck.
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The next day, the boat - a Tripcony built vessel- was smashed into pieces that scattered the beach,.
Witnesses said they had seen it being pounded by waves.
It is believed members of the pubic helped with the beach clean-up.
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