Sail training vessel Asgard 2, does anyone care?

junkyard

Mods feel free to move this to the sailing forum if you like but I don't think anyone really looks there tbh. I've been following the follow up to the sinking of Asgard 2 closely and by the looks of it it's going to be left to rot at the bottom of the ocean. Considering all the people that sailed on her, myself included, does anyone care about her future? She still salvageable by the looks of it as it's not too deep and she's still in one piece for now and I'm sure the insurance money would at least cover her recovery. What do ye think?

junkyard

Nobody cares so by the looks of it, pity really, I had some great times on board her and still have loads of friends I met through her. I suppose it's a case of eaten bread is soon forgotten.:(

Wagon

Never fear, Wagon's here. I feel it's a shame to let a lovely set of tits like this rot in the bottom of the sea...



So...
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porridge anyone?

Cookie_Monster

While never having been on her, I have seen her around a few times.

Wonderful ship, great cause and should be all means be raised if at all possibleor barring that replaced.

Were they not plaaning on raising her but have to wait till late spring when the weather calms down enough for the operation to be viable for an extended period of time?

On a side note, having seen her tied up in Dun Laoghaire a number of times it such a pity they are required to have all the modern technology and bits and pieces exposed, really takes away from the look of the ship.

themadchef

This is a serious topic in AH

Are you mad You even made complete sentences!

Zillah

Pff, the Asgard can handle themselves.

thelordofcheese

Zillah wrote: »

Pff, the Asgard can handle themselves.

Until they decide to throw the mother of all emo strops and blow up their own planet.

super_furry

Can't see why anyone should care. It's only a broken boat.

Mossy Monk

Couldn't care less tbh.

toiletduck

thelordofcheese wrote: »

Until they decide to throw the mother of all emo strops and blow up their own planet.

Yeah but their badass cousins are still lurking about.

4zn76tysfajdxp

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junkyard

What's the average around here? 4 by the looks of it. I hould have known better than posting on AH tbh.:rolleyes:

timmywex

Being serious, i do care, and i would like to see it raised and restored, so yes!

4zn76tysfajdxp

timmywex wrote: »

Being serious, i do care, and i would like to see it raised and restored, so yes!

Nonsense, if anything they should concentrate on the Titanic. First in first out ftw.

Slig

Its Ireland, we'll wait until spring, then realise that its in sh1te after spending 6 months being grinded back and forward across the sea bed, Like everybody has being saying would happen all along. But then we'll still spend a fortune picking up the pieces in a major salvage opperation in case wed lose face, put it back together and put it on display in a shed in some backwood folk park where the only money it will generate is from lost american tourists stumbling across it by accident and paying for tickets just so they can use the toilets.
We will then go out and spend tax payers money comissioning a brand new ship that will take 5 years to build and go 200 - 300% over budget. Then we can ridicule the government for years to come about the waste of money the whole thing was but conveniently forget in time for the next election.

ejmaztec

Avast behind!

Mossy Monk

junkyard wrote: »

What's the average around here? 4 by the looks of it. I hould have known better than posting on AH tbh.:rolleyes:

More fool you

4zn76tysfajdxp

Slig wrote: »

Its Ireland, we'll wait until spring, then realise that its in sh1te after spending 6 months being grinded back and forward across the sea bed, Like everybody has being saying would happen all along. But then we'll still spend a fortune picking up the pieces in a major salvage opperation in case wed lose face, put it back together and put it on display in a shed in some backwood folk park where the only money it will generate is from lost american tourists stumbling across it by accident and paying for tickets just so they can use the toilets.
We will then go out and spend tax payers money comissioning a brand new ship that will take 5 years to build and go 200 - 300% over budget. Then we can ridicule the government for years to come about the waste of money the whole thing was but conveniently forget in time for the next election.

Sounds like a plan to me!

super_furry

junkyard wrote: »

What's the average around here? 4 by the looks of it. I hould have known better than posting on AH tbh.:rolleyes:

Seriously, why should anyone care about a sunken boat? Why would it be worth spending the huge ammount of money it would cost to raise it and restore it?

junkyard

super_furry wrote: »

Seriously, why should anyone care about a sunken boat? Why would it be worth spending the huge ammount of money it would cost to raise it and restore it?

Well firstly, if you ever sailed on it or even know about it you might realise that it was a sail training vessel and a lot of people made lots of friends over the years as a result of sailing on her. Secondly, the ship is still in pretty good order for now by all accounts and would cost a lot less to salvage then to build a new one. The longer it's left on the sea bed the more damage will be done.

Zillah

WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE SUNKEN TRAINING VESSEL!?

Ireland has gone to the dogs, never thought I'd see the day where people wouldn't band together and donate money to salvage some boat I've never heard of from the ocean floor.

For shame Ireland, for shame.

junkyard

Zillah wrote: »

WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE SUNKEN TRAINING VESSEL!?

Ireland has gone to the dogs, never thought I'd see the day where people wouldn't band together and donate money to salvage some boat I've never heard of from the ocean floor.

For shame Ireland, for shame.

You don't live near the sea so I take it.

Mossy Monk

junkyard wrote: »

You don't live near the sea so I take it.

I do yet I still couldn't care less. I do not see why you are reacting to people not caring. You did after all ask in your thread title is anyone did.

junkyard

Mossy Monk wrote: »

I do yet I still couldn't care less. I do not see why you are reacting to people not caring. You did after all ask in your thread title is anyone did.

Fair enough, but if nobody cared about anything nothing constructive would ever happen, I just thought that considering all the enjoyment that people had from sailing on the Asgard that they might be inclinded to voice their opinions in regard to saving the ship, obviously I was wrong I can see that people really don't care, end of story, case closed.

Slig

junkyard wrote: »

Fair enough, but if nobody cared about anything nothing constructive would ever happen, I just thought that considering all the enjoyment that people had from sailing on the Asgard that they might be inclinded to voice their opinions in regard to saving the ship, obviously I was wrong I can see that people really don't care, end of story, case closed.

Try clubpowerboat.ie
They have a similar thread but they're slightly more sympathetic to your cause

Cookie_Monster

Moises Stocky Tentacle wrote: »

Nonsense, if anything they should concentrate on the Titanic. First in first out ftw.

Thats not ours though, let the Nordies deal with that one:pac:

junkyard wrote: »

Fair enough, but if nobody cared about anything nothing constructive would ever happen, I just thought that considering all the enjoyment that people had from sailing on the Asgard that they might be inclinded to voice their opinions in regard to saving the ship.

+1

Slow Motion

A lot of people know and have fond memories of Asgard, myself included. I think it should be salvaged, and was really sorry to hear about her. funnily enough I was on another ship when I heard! What exactly happened? I never got all the detail!

Slig

Slow Motion wrote: »

A lot of people know and have fond memories of Asgard, myself included. I think it should be salvaged, and was really sorry to hear about her. funnily enough I was on another ship when I heard! What exactly happened? I never got all the detail!

It was originally thought that she sprung a plank. Now they reckon she may have hit something.

marzic

Why does the insurance not payput? then when it does, get it back up again, do a temporary repair, get it back to ireland, start a fas course in repairing tall ships and before ypu know it, it will be back to its glorious best being pulled around finglas by 40 black and whites, with no risk of ever being sunk again! I'm a government advisor, dont you know!?;)

Radharc na Sleibhte

junkyard wrote: »

Nobody cares so by the looks of it, pity really, I had some great times on board her and still have loads of friends I met through her. I suppose it's a case of eaten bread is soon forgotten.:(

Are we still talking about some boat or.......?