FloridaIves Estates, Miami-Dade County
Ives Estates, FL: 24 ft Bayliner 2455 Ciera Off the Bottom in One Morning
Green algae line, chalky hull, and a mooring ball with a 24 ft Bayliner 2455 Ciera cabin cruiser below it. That was the whole scene when we arrived, the boat settled by the stern with the bow pointing up.
The hull looked worse than it was. A hose clamp on the head discharge had let go, and the Ciera filled slowly over a month. The crew found it with a diver, closed it with a plug, and set four lift bags at the gunwales. Hose clamps are a small thing to sink a boat.
The sunken boat recovery took two and a half hours. We floated her on a short tow to the nearest ramp, rinsed the hull, and ran her over past Coral Terrace on a trailer to a repair yard. A good wash, a new hose, and a fresh engine service would put her back in use. That is salvage done properly.
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Crews cover Miami-Dade County: Brownsville, Coral Terrace, Country Club, and Country Walk. A mooring recovery here can be done within the same week once we know where the ball sits and what is on the bottom. We confirm tide and the ramp we plan to use before the truck leaves.