Blackrock sands near Portmadoc claims another victim....

[Canalsman]

That maybe so but unless you are local and know that its safe my immediate assumption would naturally be to assume its not. Least not for a four ton motorhome. Beaches change as has been mentioned even over a few hours.

Its extremely sad I Agree and it must be awful for those that have pretty much lost their motorhome. I wonder how they stand insurance wise. Certainly not something to gloat over but for those nutters who wrecked their cars in that ford just to get youtube views I have absolutely no sympathy. Absolute bell ends.

I imagine they'll be covered unless the insurers believe it's wilful negligence.

However they're unlikely to receive a payout sufficient to replace it like for like.

 

[barryd]

I imagine they'll be covered unless the insurers believe it's wilful negligence.

However they're unlikely to receive a payout sufficient to replace it like for like.

Well the gossip on that trusted (not) source Facebook is that they were told to move it and wouldn't and another one that it had broken down and they couldnt move it. Of course both are likely to be complete bollocks. Very sad though.

 

[Boris7]

Dont understand why folk go near water, one bath a year befor xmas is plenty.

It’s true Trev gets in the bath once a year and avoids water at all times

 

[trevskoda]

It’s true Trev gets in the bath once a year and avoids water at all times

Forced in you meen.

 

[ricc]

I can't actually remember when I last had a bath.....must be years.....our current flat only has a shower,, we've been there 4 years or so.

 

[campervanannie]

If you look on google earth at the beach parking you can see a clear tide mark left by seaweed and dozens of of vehicles parked beyond that point they are the stupid ones.

 

[Caz]

Tragic for the owners, a simple mistake can lead to their pride and joy being taken from them. They may even be from Europe with little knowledge of this place, or able to speak or read English warning signs. I hope their insurers cover them for their loss.

The signs are in Welsh, with English underneath, like most signs in Wales. Very confusing to non-natives.

We used to go to Black Rock a lot as kids, it was one of our favourite summer days out with parents or grandparents. Parking on the beach was free then.

 

[jimbohorlicks]

Apparantly it was towed to safety but the " owner" just moved it somewhere else on the sands and when it was stuck the second time they couldn't get it pulled outwith 2 4x4 vehicles.
The tide has taken it away or so it seems

Desperate attempts were made to save campervan swamped by sea at Gwynedd beach

Some had claimed that no one had come to the aid of the motorhome

www.dailypost.co.uk

 

[r4dent]

Another one 2 days back

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" Luckily, it was a vehicle built to survive a degree of immersion, being equipped with an engine “snorkel” exhaust, also known as a raised air intake."

Hmmmm .... "a snorkel exhaust" aka "a raised air intake". Me thinks the author doesn't know a lot about vehicles.

 

[trevskoda]

I can't actually remember when I last had a bath.....must be years.....our current flat only has a shower,, we've been there 4 years or so.

4 years isent bad between having a shower.

 

[trevskoda]

Only a fool would take any veh into salt water or on a salty beach, rust rust rust.

 

[Fisherman]

Apparantly it was towed to safety but the " owner" just moved it somewhere else on the sands and when it was stuck the second time they couldn't get it pulled outwith 2 4x4 vehicles.
The tide has taken it away or so it seems

Desperate attempts were made to save campervan swamped by sea at Gwynedd beach

Some had claimed that no one had come to the aid of the motorhome

www.dailypost.co.uk

I think this may be a hired van. Roller team Zefiros are commonly used by hire company’s, and if you zoom in on the rear you will see what could be hire company decals. Possibly they were not pleased with the hire company and thought this was a good way to get even, who knows.

 

[Duetto 1999]

My first thought was that this would be cheaper than the Ferry!

 

[jimbohorlicks]

It's certainly pointing in opposite directions and in one photo the garage doors appear to have been removed

 

[korky]

One of these images (no.2) is fake or a different van. In the original post with the link to Facebook the van has a large crescent shaped decal on the back. The decal is missing in the photo where the (ship) van is setting forth for Ireland. Or is that a faint outline on the van where the decal was? Anyroad, I'm confused.

 

[1807truckman]

Dont understand why folk go near water, one bath a year befor xmas is plenty.

Before Christmas Trev? Never, alway New Years day.