Grandad spends 5 years and thousands of pounds renovating yacht – and it sinks 5 minutes after launch

mirror.co.uk – By Alex Matthews – A grandad spent five years and thousands of pounds renovating a yacht in his garden – only to see it sink within minutes of its launch. Richard Ogilvy, 75, worked up to eight hours a day, five days a week, treating rotten timbers and getting the engine running. But when he decided to test his his beloved Sea Wraithe in the North Sea she did not make it as far as the harbour wall and went down in minutes. The former forester and sawmill owner said: “Obviously I would have liked to see the boat remain on the surface.

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