Uploaded February 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A beautiful 53-foot sailboat sunk in January and was raised on February 20, 2019, in Old Lyme, CT. No one was aboard.
After the epic, viral drone footage of the SV Mazu in Old Lyme, CT by Frank DiNardo, this boat's sinking became a national news story. We liked the Hartford Courant article:
"Sunken luxury yacht in Lyme raised and towed to area marina for repairs" by GREGORY B. HLADKY
courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-raising-luxury-boat-20190220-yr4eq6n6jjh6xbktcbkorgd4zy-story.html
No fuel spilled into the water. That article writes that it was refloated by "Sea Tow Central Connecticut of Old Saybrook and Shoreline Diving Services CT of Coventry. The vessel was towed to Chester Point Marina." The Courant goes on to write, "The expensive boat is named 'Mazu' and is owned by Lyme residents Gilead and Maureen Johnson. It was moored all winter in Hamburg Cove where the Eight Mile River enters the Connecticut River."
We used the public domain USCG photos. Below is their press release:
"Pollution responders from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound oversee salvage operation of a sunken 53-foot sailboat in the Connecticut River in Old Lyme, Conn., Feb. 20, 2019. The sailboat was re-floated by a commercial salvage company utilizing float bags and dewatering pumps. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)
OLD LYME, CT, UNITED STATES
02.20.2019
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael White"
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Sailing the Ogre: The Log of a Woman Wanderer (Annotated)
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A beautiful 53-foot sailboat sunk in January and was raised on February 20, 2019, in Old Lyme, CT. No one was aboard.
After the epic, viral drone footage of the SV Mazu in Old Lyme, CT by Frank DiNardo, this boat's sinking became a national news story. We liked the Hartford Courant article:
"Sunken luxury yacht in Lyme raised and towed to area marina for repairs" by GREGORY B. HLADKY
courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-raising-luxury-boat-20190220-yr4eq6n6jjh6xbktcbkorgd4zy-story.html
No fuel spilled into the water. That article writes that it was refloated by "Sea Tow Central Connecticut of Old Saybrook and Shoreline Diving Services CT of Coventry. The vessel was towed to Chester Point Marina." The Courant goes on to write, "The expensive boat is named 'Mazu' and is owned by Lyme residents Gilead and Maureen Johnson. It was moored all winter in Hamburg Cove where the Eight Mile River enters the Connecticut River."
We used the public domain USCG photos. Below is their press release:
"Pollution responders from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound oversee salvage operation of a sunken 53-foot sailboat in the Connecticut River in Old Lyme, Conn., Feb. 20, 2019. The sailboat was re-floated by a commercial salvage company utilizing float bags and dewatering pumps. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)
OLD LYME, CT, UNITED STATES
02.20.2019
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael White"
The Slow Boat Sailing t-shirts and mug are at
teespring.com/slow-boat-sailing
teespring.com/slow-boat-sailing-mug
teespring.com/women-s-tee-slow-boat-sailing
Support the videos at
Patreon.com/slowboatsailing
On the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast Linus Wilson has interviewed the crew of Sailing SV Delos, WhiteSpotPirates (Untie the Lines), Chase the Story Sailing, Gone with the Wynns, MJ Sailing, Sailing Doodles, SV Prism, Sailing Miss Lone Star, and many others.
Get Linus Wilson’s bestselling sailing books:
Slow Boat to the Bahamas
amazon.com/dp/B018OUI1Q2
Slow Boat to Cuba
amazon.com/dp/B01MFFX9AG
gumroad.com/l/cubabook
and How to Sail Around the World-Part Time
amazon.com/dp/B01B0OFYNW
gumroad.com/l/sailing
have been #1 sailing ebook bestsellers on Amazon.
You can get the full audiobook of Sailing to Treasure Island by Captain John C. Voss. at
Patreon.com/slowboatsailing
SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND: The Cruise of the XORA (Annotated) by Captain J.C. Voss
The paperback at
amazon.com/dp/1790302390
or
lulu.com/shop/captain-jc-voss/sailing-to-treasure-island-the-cruise-of-the-xora/paperback/product-23887731.html
or the eBook at
lulu.com/shop/captain-jc-voss/sailing-to-treasure-island-the-cruise-of-the-xora/ebook/product-23887490.html
or audiobook
audible.com/pd/B07LC35H18/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-136779&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_136779_rh_us
Get the paperback or eBook
Sailing the Ogre: The Log of a Woman Wanderer (Annotated)
by Mabel M. Stock
at
amazon.com/dp/B07MB8BF3C
or the audiobook at Patreon.com/slowboatsailing
or audible
audible.com/pd/B07N7LT2DQ/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-140980&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_140980_rh_us
Associate Producers Larry Wilson, Kevin Yager, and Rick Moore (SSL).
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