Splashdown
Marita3
Mark & Helen Syrett
Sat 13 Apr 2013 05:38
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Thorco Svendborg finally arrived at Marmaris on
Friday late afternoon.
We then waited ''patiently'' for our turn to be
unloaded. Two boats were unloaded on Saturday and it blew very hard (Force 9) on
Sunday and the forecast was bad for Monday.
We woke on Monday morning to hear the rain still
pouring down and at 0900 called the agent to ask if we could go on board to do
one or two things to Marita prior to launching. To our amazement we were told
that they had been unloading boats since 0100---skippers and crews roused from
their hotel beds around Marmaris in the middle of the night. As Marita
was on the bow and going to be last off we were told that Tuesday morning
was a possibility for unloading. We went to the ship and changed some anodes and
cleaned the propeller on Marita and at 1200 the loadmasters stopped unloading
and went to rest. At 1800 they started again and at 1830 we were called at the
hotel and told that we would probably be unloaded at about 2300. A quick supper
and off to the ship.
It was pitch dark
 and there were about 6 yachts left to
unload
 at about 2300 there were two left---a Halberg Rassy
(Reflections) and Marita
 In went Reflections
 and then Marita was prepared. The slings had to be
shortened on the boom and that took some time
 and then the boom was positioned
 and up she went
 and over the side
 we were allowed to step on board when she was
alongside and before the final drop---not strictly allowed but the laodmasters
thought it preferable to us going down a rope ladder in the pitch dark---so did
Helen!
The ship was left with empty decks---a scene of
carnage
 and we motored to an anchorage off the beach rather
than going to the Marina.
We awoke in the morning after a very cold night,
the duvet was under a mass of sail bags, to the sight of Marmaris town
 and Marmaris beach
 and a gullet anchored next to us
 A hair raising experience but no damage this time
to boat, skipper or crew!
The yacht parts (strops and slings
etc) were all offloaded onto the dock first thing in the morning to
await another ship which was going to load boats
and take them to Genoa and Mallorca.
Thorco Svendborg then sailed for Morocco with the
oil rig parts that were in her hold and which had been loaded in
Thailand.
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