Salvage efforts are ongoing after a former yacht, which competed in the prestigious Sydney to Hobart race, capsized in Adelaide.
The 70ft Helsal II vessel capsized just metres from the Grange Jetty on Saturday evening.
A Marine Safety team from South Australia’s Department of Infrastructure and Transport were able to secure the boat to prevent it from moving.
A continuously-flashing battery light was quickly installed to ensure the yacht could be identified, however swimmers and boaties have been asked to avoid the area since the weekend.
On Wednesday, another attempt was made to retrieve the yacht, which is stuck on a sandbar.
Some locals feared the mast could be at risk of impacting the jetty if strong winds or tides were to sway the vessel.
Despite calls from the City Of Charles Sturt local council for people to stay away from the area, the submerged yacht has become a tourist attraction in itself.
Currently on school holidays, families swarmed the jetty this week, in the hopes of catching a successful rescue attempt.
On Tuesday, local man Phil Burton took his four grandchildren to see the large vessel.
“The kids were hoping that it was going to be successful, and they said it was a pity that the nice boat was washed up on the beach,” Mr Burton told the Adelaide Advertiser.
“They wanted to know whether anyone on that board had been hurt or anything like that, but I assured them that, that wasn’t the case. They just wanted to know how they were doing to get it.”
The Helsal II has competed in a number of prestigious races, including the annual Sydney to Hobart Boxing Day competition in 2004, and the Phuket Kings Cup and the Hong Kong China Sea Race.
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