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Robin From CA
January 6, 2007

Shipwreck

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Jan 2007 Sketches Challange - Sketch #3
This was a difficult LO to do. It is a serious subject and I didn't want to be too depressing and dark, but I didn't want it to be too bright and whimsical. I'm happy with the result.

Here is what the journaling says: We took a 10 day Caribbean cruise on Sun Princess in October 2006. On October 29th, just south of the Turks & Caicos Islands we were enjoying a day at sea. This would not be a normal day at sea. We arrived back to the room after lunch. I was looking out the balcony door, around 130pm. I told my husband, “get the binoculars, I think I see a sailboat sinking.” It appeared to be a multi-hull sailboat, 40-45’, and just the top of it was floating above the waterline. We realized the cruise ship was slowing down and Captain Stenzel announced that he was slowing the ship to observe what appeared to be a vessel in distress. He turned the ship in a circle around the vessel a few times, very very slowly. Everyone was on their balconies watching and there was an incredible silence as everyone collectively held their breath. It had been rough the past evening and we all had no idea what had happened to this boat. It was very difficult for my husband and I and the people we were with. We all own sailboats (ours a 45 foot cruising boat) and hope to cruise in the Caribbean on our own boats someday. Basically, we knew this could be us. We were concerned for the crew. The captain announced they could not see movement but to be on the safe side they were launching a tender to take a closer look. The photos on this page were taken from our balcony. The tender launched just below our stateroom. The ship silently awaited some news. After about 30 minutes the tender came back. They never boarded the vessel, as you could tell it was not safe. When they returned the captain announced that no persons were found to be aboard, from what the tender could see. He contacted the US Coast Guard and we proceeded. It was tough for all of us, thinking of those people and wondering where they were. The next afternoon the captain announced that the US Coast Guard had contacted him. There were 3 persons aboard the sailboat and they had all been safely rescued 3 days earlier. What a relief that was for us to hear. I am extremely thankful that the captain of a cruise ship cared enough to stop and send a tender out to take a look at the wreckage.


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