Gone Fishing, Caught a Porsche

[Grayfox]

A deep-sea fishing crew was amazed to net a Porsche Cayenne SUV.

The vehicle sold to a Beihai scrap metal dealer for 4000 yuan ($650).

The ocean is full of surprises, and some Chinese fishermen got a huge one when they found a Porsche in their nets.

The Cayenne SUV – which sells from around $110,000 here – was landed while the crew was recently fishing off the Coast of Beihai.

The Cayenne was covered in seaweed and barnacles, with its state pointing to it having been underwater for at least two years according to experts called in to assess it.

Reports on CarNewsChina.com suggest that the waters and coastal areas around Beihai are a hotspot for smugglers bringing in luxury goods to escape the huge import tariffs China imposes.

It’s believed the smuggler possibly pushed the Porsche overboard after spotting a customs patrol.

The vehicle, which would have netted the smuggler a sizable profit, sold to a Beihai scrap metal dealer for 4000 yuan ($650).

 

[Zenith]

Cayenne, throw it back. Might as well have been a boot.

 

[Grayfox]

Well it gave him ¥ for it.

 

[W3H5]

I think it's common for ships to lose their cargo in Chinese waters, not just smuggler either. A friend of mine has had a cargo ship go down in the Yangtze up by Shanghai and lost a lots of containers (covered by insurance luckily).

There's also been a huge BWM loss down in the deeps there somewhere.

 

[photonrider]

Hm. Quite a fishy Porsche. Hot and chilly at the same time.

 

[sumbrownkid]

I think it's common for ships to lose their cargo in Chinese waters, not just smuggler either. A friend of mine has had a cargo ship go down in the Yangtze up by Shanghai and lost a lots of containers (covered by insurance luckily).

There's also been a huge BWM loss down in the deeps there somewhere.

If that's the case then shouldn't China be ticked off that inept cargo people are losing stuff so easily in their waters?

 

[Slash]

That's a big fish!

 

[NissanSkylineN1]

Is it me or could he have spare parted it out for more money?

 

[Joey D]

The Cayenne was covered in seaweed and barnacles, with its state pointing to it having been underwater for at least two years according to experts called in to assess it.

There are seriously experts out there that are versed in sunken Porsche Cayenne's? I wonder if they are buddies with Rick Harrison.

 

[xXKingJoshXx]

I think it looks better than it did.

 

[ExigeEvan]

It's not all that surprising, though maybe because they weren't expecting it. Or is Britain just the centre of automotive/cargo ship wrecks?

There are seriously experts out there that are versed in sunken Porsche Cayenne's? I wonder if they are buddies with Rick Harrison.

Jokes aside, I'd assume it was based on the sea life that had been attracted, Gil Grissom style.

 

[Roo]

Is it me or could he have spare parted it out for more money?

It's you

It's been underwater for 2 years - nothing on it would be worth trying to reuse.

 

[Robin]

It's not all that surprising, though maybe because they weren't expecting it. Or is Britain just the centre of automotive/cargo ship wrecks?

Yeah the first thing I thought when I saw this was the sinking of the MV Tricolor in the channel which had 2871 brand new cars onboard (mostly BMW's) all of which went to the bottom of the ocean, all 31 million pounds of it

It's only a Cayenne, and the hideous one to boot so no real loss... they did the recipient a favour

 

[The Bman]

Reminds me of the guy who drove a Bugatti Veyron into a lake.

 

[xXKingJoshXx]

No that's a Lambo dude.

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Expensive cars ending up in lakes seem fairly common. There's the aforementioned Veyron incident, and (I think it was last year) some Americans in a road rally sank their Enzo

 

[Nish]

That Enzo was in the Targa Newfoundland and had alot of money put into it (including the engine from an FXX). I can't lie I let out a slight chuckle while watching it live (after the driver and co-pilot were safe of course).

The read up and the video are here.
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/...lantic-ocean-at-targa-newfoundland-video.html

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Oops, Canadians then, my bad Still, good on him for fully repairing it and wanting to race it there again 👍

 

[m8h3r]

Cayenne, throw it back. Might as well have been a boot.

Boots better lookin'