Friday, 4 March 2011

More devastation on the Burnett River - Floods Dec 2010/2011

Fovette left high and dry
One of many
You can see the speed of the water in this photo
More devastation along the river bank
More left high and dry
Isis high and dry below the Quality Motor Inn

Recluse left in the trees
Pulling the boat out
Falmari, belongs to someone we know
Isis 2  ... the cat went missing off into the mangroves
So sad
Ditto
What's left of Midtown Marina viewd from the river
Just B-K
Just a mast showing
Three boaties try to secure the public jetty complete with street lights
As leaving the marina and heading down river
Us again
The pontoons are getting dangerous
The marina staff work at a frenzied pace
The pontoons are about to go under
The cat 'Pennant' is almost in the RSL car park
Midtown Marina once the waters had dropped

Mess at Midtown Marina

What's left of the inner pntoon.  The outer pontoon is gone

More marina mess
Another view of Fovette
A log through the hull ... expensive
Just B-K takes a beating






Monday, 28 February 2011

The 2010 - Burnett River

THE FLOODS OF 2011
The sunken catamaran 'The Park Bench' goes by

A person is rescued from their rooftop as we watch on

2Abreast after her wild ride down the river.  Abandoned in the main flow on a big anchor but on a thin rope.

2Abreast safely tied up to the mangroves

This one wasn't so lucky.  31st December 2010

This beautiful schooner went over but was righted with only a little damage

Our poor anchor winch which was ripped out during our dramatic ride backwards down river

What's left of our home, Midtown Marina.  The chandlery bulding behind this shed has completely wahsed away.

The chandlery building goes under

The chandlery just starting to flood

Where we were anchored before the tree hit us and took us out

This is actually the road down to the marina car park

Geoff and Clayton try their best to keep unattended boats free of weed but to no avail. 
This ended up down the river with extensive damage

What a mess and what a shame
High and dry
On way back up river  on 1st March 2011 we passed this boat again. 
See above photo of 31st December 2010