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Stories about yacht rescue efforts are starting to circulate. Some are heartbreaking, some unbelievable, some utterly fantastic, and some bizarre - like the guy fending off rushing debris from his yacht anchored in Phuket and realizing that this sharp cornered box was in reality a wine cooler; he didn't let the wine sink with the box! You have to realize that many of these boats were unattended - many of the folks had gone home for holidays, or to work, or for medical treatment. Marina boats were definitely saved by the dozen or so boats anchored outside Telaga marina. Many had anchored there because there was "no room at the inn" so to speak.
As far as we know, 8 yachts were sunk in Telaga. Phoenix has been raised (some miracle!), and the 2 boats on the breakwater. I don't know about Tri Oddessy, and the yacht Simpatico is still lurking under the water. Her owner, Michelle, was at her beach house in the nearby village of Kuala Teriang, saw the surge come, climbed a tree and watched the water take away the house and all her things, then found her boat gone as well. Attempts to salvage Simpatico will begin today.
Something Special has major, but fixable damage. They had just done the same kind of refit as we did in Phuket.
Spellbound was raised and is on the hard at Wavemaster.
Santuchy was released from the piling (by AL and 2 friends) and is on a mooring awaiting more repair.
All boats on the beaches or rocks have been refloated and either hauled out or re-tethered to a mooring or piling.
Exception is Ike Rere, still beached and awaiting return of owner.
Telaga Harbor Marina is government owned, part of a major delvelopment project in the area, and will no doubt be rebuilt once the paper pushers have all had their say and settled down.
Regarding the status at Rebak Marina I have less definite information. Rebak is on an island, so not easy to get to. The marina is about 10 years old and has had ZERO maintenance for probably the last 5 years. The pontoons were already breaking up, pilings breaking or tilted over. The wave/surge hit the docks there broadside, piling them in on top of one another. Again, the whirlpool effect swept docks and boats round and round and out to sea on retreat of the surge. Again, many yachts unattended, and many saviors to be thanked for rescuing them. Rebak Marina is part of a resort complex on the island, but in fact, the marina revenue was often the only thing keeping the resort from going bankrupt. The resort is privately held, has just changed ownership, so nobody knows what will happen next. Rebak has a haul out and hardstand facility that is always full. We heard that they hauled 5 boats immediately - probably those in danger of sinking.
So now we have a whole lot of boats, some with major damage needing hauled, many just needing a place to rest and recoup, and only one marina left to serve them - the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club. There was surge here, but it passed through and no damage was done to the boats, only a little to the marina facility that was quickly repaired the following day. The RLYC has let a few boats come in to berth, but is generally announcing that they would not be accepting yachts until the 4th of January. We note that the anchorage in Kuah, which we normally use and which had only about 25 boats on the day of the Tsunami, now looks to be filling up again.
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