▁t ug ▁St . ▁F agan ▁to wed ▁three ▁b arg es , ▁P ud ge , ▁Th y ra ▁and ▁Lady ▁Rose ber y , ▁to ▁D unk irk , ▁and ▁released ▁them ▁toward ▁the ▁be aches . ▁St ▁F agan ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁mine , ▁and ▁she , ▁Lady ▁Rose ber y ▁and ▁Dor is ▁were ▁s unk . ▁P ud ge ▁was ▁lifted ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁but ▁" she ▁came ▁down ▁the ▁right ▁way ▁up ". ▁She ▁took ▁surv iv ors ▁on ▁board ▁and ▁set ▁off ▁for ▁England , ▁pick ing ▁up ▁a ▁to w ▁from ▁the ▁t ug ▁T anga ▁on ▁the ▁way , ▁to ▁arrive ▁safely ▁back ▁at ▁R ams gate . ▁▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Re const ruction ▁H undred - year - old ▁wooden ▁boats ▁need ▁continuous ▁maintenance . ▁The ▁pl ank ing ▁and ▁the ▁flo oring ▁become ▁soft , ▁indicating ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁strength , ▁or ▁even ▁rot . ▁Those ▁components ▁are ▁easily ▁replaced ▁with ▁other ▁pl anks ▁of ▁pitch ▁p ine , ▁though ▁the ▁wood ▁in ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁frame ▁remains ▁hidden , ▁and ▁requires ▁stri pping ▁back ▁to ▁inspect ▁and ▁eventually ▁replace . ▁If ▁the ▁bow ▁or ▁the ▁stern ▁start ▁to ▁dro op , ▁the ▁frame ▁is ▁suffering ▁some ▁problem , ▁and ▁the ▁immediate ▁thought ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁rot . ▁A ▁loaded ▁commercial ▁bar ge ▁would ▁lie ▁low ▁in ▁the ▁water , ▁and ▁the ▁water ▁would ▁support ▁the ▁structure ▁and , ▁in ▁turn , ▁the ▁str esses ▁caused ▁by