Why call Sea-Help in case of an average?

 

The skippers are being surprised by heavy storms more and more frequently.

These storms often take only minutes, but the damage on the yachts are still devastating.

In addition to our breakdown service we have been performing salvages on the Croatian Adriatic since our foundation in May 2005.

Approximately 150 yachts run ashore annually, because the anchor does not withstand or because the engine breaks down. The peak was reached in the summer 2006, when over 50 yachts sank.

The salvages are principally paid by the owner, but when the yacht has a third party liability insurance (Kasko), You “can” claim the salvage costs from the insurance company.

Very often Croatian fisher boats or diving centres offer salvages.

However, they are not liable in case of any damage which is unnecessarily caused during the salvage.

Numerous yachts sank during the salvage and the insurance company did not pay, because the insurance expert had not been able to establish the cause of average.

We are insured against damage which may occur during the salvage or against total loss of the insurance object up to 10 mil. €.

If during a salvage a tank breaks and fuel leaks out (ecological damage), the client of the salvage and thus the owner is liable.

Not with us! We are insured!

How do I act in case of an average?

 

   1.         Contact Sea-Help immediately. (Sea-Help will immediately inform the authorities, SAR, the captain)

   2.         Sea-Help will be there as soon as possible to do damage control.      

               (The owner is also obliged to do damage control.)

   3.         Contact insurance company (in case of a third party liability insurance - Kasko)

   4.         Average report at the competent harbour office

   5.         Sea-Help will make on obliging, written offer.

   6.         Salvage of the yacht by an authorized salvage company.

   7.         Declare the location of the yacht to the insurance expert.

 

If Sea-Help does the salvage, the calculation is done directly with the insurance company.

We have been performing all our salvages successfully without any damage since May 2005.

 

24/7 HOTLINE: +385 (0) 62 200 000

 

 

Some salvages that we performed:

 

Salvage Malinska – the island Krk:

The skipper was entering the harbour and was shifted sideward by strong wind. A swimming barrier of a hotel got caught by his propeller. After the engine broke down, it took only several minutes before the bottom of the vessel was on the ground and the yacht was drifted to the pebble beach of the hotel, wave by wave.

 

Bavaria 50, 14 t weight, was pulled back into the water by two intervention boats.

Salvage at an abbey:

The yacht was anchored in a protected bay near Punat / the island Krk when a storm came up around midnight and damaged more than 50 yachts in the Marina Punat. This sailing yacht with crew was drifted to the abbey island.

   

 

Salvage at the island Hvar:

This motor boat was moored at a concrete pier, a storm tear it loose and pushed it against the concrete pier. Later on it drifted to a bay and sank.

 

Salvage at the island Rab:

Suddenly a wind gust came up, the crew was bathing and the anchor did not withstand. According to the crew, everything happened in less than 2 minutes.

 

Salvage at the island Pag:

The owners were in a bathing bay and the anchor did not withstand. After several anchoring attempts the owner gave it up and wanted to drive back to the apartment. There were already high waves on the open sea. The sport boat overturned suddenly and the owners swam for their lives for over 2 hours. They thought their sport boat sank, but an intervention boat found it near a steep coast.

 

After two hours of work, the engine could be started again!

 

Salvage at the island Pag:

The anchor of a sailing yacht did not withstand and all attempts of the crew to save the yacht were futile.

 

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The sailing yacht could be prepared for sailing even with these holes

 

Salvage at the island Pašman:

A motor boat crew was on the way from Biograd to Žut just when the engine breaks down near the south point of Pašman. The intervention boat was on the spot within 15 minutes but the sport boat was already at the rock.

The intervention team pulled the sport boat and the crew from the rock and towed them to a save bay. The crew was horrified.

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Salvage at the island Brač:

Two catamarans were anchored in a bay and additionally fastened with ropes to the mainland. Suddenly a storm came up and the two catamarans drifted to the bay. The distance to the rocks was less than 3 meters. Both catamarans sprung a leak.

Both Lagoon 440 boats, each weighing 22 t had to be towed over 40 miles to the mainland.

 

Salvage at the island Šolta:

During the drive of a motor yacht a cooling hose was torn. The skipper could only drive into a bay. The yacht sank within 5 minutes.

Salvage at the island Korčula:

The anchor of this yacht did not withstand. The crew emerged unscathed.

Salvage at the island Krk:

This motor boat broke loose from an anchoring buoy, so that the owner did not have to swim to the boat the next day.

 

 

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