Riviera Beached at Lakes Entrance

 

A Rivera fourteen meter sportfish cruiser was beached on a sand bank following an engine failure, at the entrance of Lakes Entrance in the South East of Australia on the evening of 27th April.  The Riviera was a day later on the 28th towed away and brought to safety by the local Coast Guard and Water Police. The boat suffered minimal damage.  This particular Riviera 48 Enclosed is doing a rather long trip of half Australia from Newcastle to Perth.  This accident will slow the journey a couple of weeks for repairs.

The Riviera in this beaching is a 48 Enclosed, as produced from 1993 to 2004 in 169 units, this also including the Open Bridge version.  The 48 was the first Riviera model offered in an open or enclosed flybridge option up top, and offered two lower deck layouts choices.