Possible 40 foot boat in surf on Santa Rosa Island near FWB

[F-4MxOfficer]

There is a small 40 foot ship or boat in the surf off of Santa Rosa Island in the Florida Panhandle. It is clearly visible in google earth photos taken 2/27/2007.

 

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[Robot]

"Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men often go Astray!"



Here is my story of a 50' Yacht (picture just a representation of this)

When I was younger and lesser the wiser, in the 1985's, I was living in the Yucatan of Mexico and was walking on the beaches of Progreso, where I came upon this beautiful 50' Ferro Cement yacht on the beach.
I looked it over and had dreams of bringing in workers and importing British Mahogany wood from Honduras to finish it off.

I had a friend there who was building old replicas of Spanish ships on the beach and he agreed to take a look at it.

He tracked down the Mexican owner who told the story that a rich Miami partner had wanted to build such a boat but on completion he had died of a heart attack.

This man agreed to sell it for $ 500.00

Unfortunately my friend dashed my dreams by telling me that the rain had entered the hull and had eaten away at the re-bar structure and that this yacht was destined for destruction.

Later that year Hurricane Gilbert washed all my dreams out to sea

 

[jimmyvegas]

Here is the same location, no ship. Could have been buried in the sand

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[ivan salis]

sand often covers and uncovers shipwrecks

 

[Jason in Enid]

Forget the boat, watch the beach erosion over time. In a couple years that house will be under water too!

 

[Dug]

Forget the boat, watch the beach erosion over time. In a couple years that house will be under water too!

Unless they decide to re-nourish the beach. Ooops that's a bad choice of words here.