We arrived the day before in Porto Cristo, on the SE coast of Majorca. The guy at the marina gave us great signs to be positioned at a dock.
Knowing the corner, I was one who saw nothing and went to put me in the face, the public dock: wet anchor on the front, two moorings at the rear. I had the hollow nose rudely not to go to the marina. We'll see why! ...
This morning we woke to rain. Not a rain Breton: What are cataracts of water falling on HAYADORI, our endurance. It is about 6 h. It will last without interruption for about two hours at least.
When the rain stops we hear a noise like a torrent. And it's nice that it is: I open the hood down. The river turned into a torrent of mud latte. Hayadori, like its neighbors (I'm between a ketch English and one American) skidded forward under the force of the current and 45 ° is the dock, just held its moorings by AR.
And descending the river, I see a move ... Ford Fiesta whirling among the dead branches! I realize then that strange things happen. Then
Maldives which is a runaway who is stranded on the beach. And also a big ketch, which is less likely and crashes into the seawall, guys who break ... Both come in front of the marina, which is a spectacle of desolation: disarticulated pontoons, boats tangled, distraught sailors, some who barely had time to dress. We learn later that a half-dozen boats have sunk (and it will also dull the next day just emerging from the water, what a sad spectacle!)
The water continues to rise. I had time to double my moorings, but they start farting under the strong current. Especially a big star to drift as it has come to be stuck in the chain of English, and pulls its weight on our front. The neighbor is neither one nor two, hacksaw, and cut his chain. The star finally released it will continue its path towards the sea ..
It's every man for himself: the U.S. side is clear with business, my wife starts to prepare for us. I put the chain on the back cleats to the dock to hold Hayadori, indeed threatening to leave him as adrift.
Water has now surpassed the level of the dock. I'm still on board to pay my moorings.
And suddenly, it's the recession. Water down almost visibly. But the heel keel Hayadori is mounted on the platform, and retained on its back, before beginning to dive into the water. I dropped the chain, and provides slack in ropes, slides and Hayadori the dock to find a more natural position ...
Obviously this will make the headlines the next day's newspapers. Luckily, there were no dead or wounded. The bridge connects the two parts of the city collapsed under the power of water.
was the "torrentada" ...
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