The 32.7-metre motor yacht Llys Helig has been raised from her former resting place on the riverbed in Essex, England and is now being transported to a nearby boatyard for repair works.
Known locally as the “Burnham Titanic”, the yacht capsized in 2017 while still attached to her mooring in the town of Burnham-on-Crouch. According to her website, a combination of poor mooring conditions and prior refit works which made her “top-heavy” contributed to the sinking.
The yacht, which is now registered as a National Historic Ship, was listed for sale as a restoration project and purchased by a UK-based businessman in 2018. Speaking to a local news outlet, the yacht’s owner said he plans to “restore the 1922 lines and features.”
Efforts to raise her from the river initially began in 2020. On January 20 2023, the yacht was moved into a floodable dry dock and settled into a…
