Up to 70 yachts lost in Bundaberg's Burnett River floods

11:32 PM Fri 31 Dec 2010 GMT

'Bundaberg’s Burnett River - flood has caused many yachts to break their moorings' .

While Bundaberg Port Marina, where many cruising yachties stop along their way, was unaffected by the recent flooding in Bundaberg, many other yachts, particularly those anchored in the narrower part of the river close to the centre of town, have been washed down the river and destroyed. Up to 70 yachts are believed to have been affected. Making the matter worse, VMR volunteers by their charter are not allowed to 'salvage' boats, meaning that helpless volunteers watched as yachts careened down the river, some out to sea, and others to be smashed on sea walls. 'The carnage on the Burnett ...

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