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Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: landraver on May 29, 2006, 22:35:55

This is what happened to my brother-in-law's V8 RR after one tide. He actually had to swim back to the beach & lost about a grands worth of fishing gear. I wasn't with him at the time (thank god), but he was parked out on a bank & somehow managed to miss the tide coming in behind him :shock: .
He gave me a ring the following morning, expecting me to just come down & tow it off the beach :lol: , but then he found this (you can't see from the pics but the roof has been completely seared off)

Jeff

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: sleeplessparadise on May 29, 2006, 22:37:00

Gutted! Where abouts was this?

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: landraver on May 29, 2006, 22:49:55

Cefn Sidan, South Wales

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: Plum on May 30, 2006, 00:38:37

Only in welsh Wales my man only in Wales ! ! ! !

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: Littledan on May 30, 2006, 01:42:25

oh dear, gutted!!

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on May 30, 2006, 04:11:14

At least he made it out okay.

At  the end of the day, it's only metal.

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: NiceBlueWellies on May 30, 2006, 08:11:06

Oh dear.  :shock:

So did you get it all upright again - pics?

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: sleeplessparadise on May 30, 2006, 08:13:49

By the looks of it the roof wasnt the only thing missing.......looks like the back end has gone too! Reason I asked where is I visit Swansea often as I have family there and just wondered how local it was to you!

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: WishIhadaLandy on May 30, 2006, 09:15:54

Quote from: "landylover"

Cefn Sidan, South Wales

Is that the beach you get to through pembrey country park?

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: landraver on May 30, 2006, 17:15:28

Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

At least he made it out okay.

At  the end of the day, it's only metal.

By the time he realised that there was no way off the bank, the tide had come in a fair way & it was touch & go, as his mate had to go in & help him the last few yards (his mate had left the vehicle alot earlier than him)

Jeff

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: landraver on May 30, 2006, 17:20:08

Quote from: "WishIhadaLandy"

Quote from: "landylover"

Cefn Sidan, South Wales

Is that the beach you get to through pembrey country park?

Yes thats the one (you actually go on over the dunes on the left before you get to the Country Park, but the council stopped all vehicular access last year cos there were so many cocklers going down there (someone told me there were upto 700 4x4s on the beach on some tides :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock: )

Jeff

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: landraver on May 30, 2006, 17:23:01

Quote from: "sleeplessparadise"

By the looks of it the roof wasnt the only thing missing.......looks like the back end has gone too! Reason I asked where is I visit Swansea often as I have family there and just wondered how local it was to you!

Hi, where do you visit in Swansea?
I'm near Llanmorlais on the North Gower

Jeff

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: landraver on May 30, 2006, 17:25:46

Quote from: "NicePinkWellies"

Oh dear.  :shock:

So did you get it all upright again - pics?

No, after 48 hours the wheels & axles had gone (salvaged) & within a week there was nothing left to be seen :lol:

Jeff

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: sleeplessparadise on May 30, 2006, 17:35:32

Quote from: "landylover"

Hi, where do you visit in Swansea?
I'm near Llanmorlais on the North Gower

Jeff

My unlce used to live in Gendros till he passed away in April, but I also have relatives at Sketty and on Town Hill. I love Swansea, actually contemplated buying my uncle's house but would be a big upheaval and not a good time for my children right now.

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: WishIhadaLandy on May 30, 2006, 17:38:34

i used to live in Llanelli, one of my many previous residences (i'm 18 and lived in 6 different places, not necessarily a bad thing) and we used to go to pembrey country park loads.
Did you ever see all the huge jelly fish washed up on the beach, about 2 - 3 feet across, all along the beach?

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: Mart on May 30, 2006, 19:28:45

never mind the rr wheres a man without his fishing tackle  :(

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: landraver on May 30, 2006, 22:45:21

Quote from: "sleeplessparadise"

Quote from: "landylover"

Hi, where do you visit in Swansea?
I'm near Llanmorlais on the North Gower

Jeff

My unlce used to live in Gendros till he passed away in April, but I also have relatives at Sketty and on Town Hill. I love Swansea, actually contemplated buying my uncle's house but would be a big upheaval and not a good time for my children right now.

Yeah I know what you mean, it is generally a nice place as you are never further than 20 mins from the best beaches in Britain, but Swansea itself, same as any large town / city has plenty of bad points :(  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Jeff

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: landraver on May 30, 2006, 22:48:49

Quote from: "WishIhadaLandy"

i used to live in Llanelli, one of my many previous residences (i'm 18 and lived in 6 different places, not necessarily a bad thing) and we used to go to pembrey country park loads.
Did you ever see all the huge jelly fish washed up on the beach, about 2 - 3 feet across, all along the beach?

Yeah spent loads of time on that beach, can't beat it, especially when the Bass are biting!! :D

Jeff

Title: The power of the sea!!
Post by: grunty on June 01, 2006, 11:45:34

This is another similair incident at Brean beach :(

http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/coastguard/landrover-stuck-12-04-06.shtml