Lady Dee Salvage And Rescue - First posted 2014
"Lady Dee" - Victim of Winter Flooding 2014
The UK winter of 2013/14 brought heavy rain and widespread flooding throughout the southern half of the UK.
Ron, a Safari club member fell victim to the flooding by way of the loss of Lady Dee as his pride and joy impaled itself on scaffolding poles forming part of his mooring in the River Medway in Kent.
In the first picture Lady Dee is still hanging suspended on a pole after the water has receded - a very sorry sight indeed. The second picture, showing her being raised by a salvage boat, shows just how high the water must have risen to have lifted the hull onto the poles holing the boat.
At the time the photo's were taken, Ron feared that Lady Dee would be "written off" and he would be looking for a replacement. A sad end indeed for a boat that had been well looked after and prior to the loss had been in very good condition.
Lady Dee - Comes Home To Norfolk
As expected Ron's boat was written off but was sold on by London Salvage.
Lady Dee was then purchased by Richard and Karen and transported back to The Norfolk Broads for repair and interior refurbishment. The adjoining pictures show the damage caused and the neat repair job - the hole in the hull being patched and filled inside and out. A significant undertaking by Richard and Karen - Thanks for the photos and for the rescue mission - another one saved! đđ
Lady Dee was subsequently purchased by John and Linda and underwent some further refurbishment and was repainted in Burgundy and White and renamed as "Lady Rose" along the way. đđ¤Š
Since then Lady Rose has subsequently been sold on again to new owners Marie and Clive, attending at our 2024 and 2025 Salhouse events. đ
Unfortunately we don't know if Ron ever bought a replacement Safari âšī¸..