Sad end of a once beautiful boat

Faded beauty: The damaged boat tied to the shore in Teluk Bahang, Penang, to ensure it doesn’t drift off.

GEORGE TOWN: A damaged, storm-battered boat known as Charly rests at the corner of a beach here, carrying with it the story of an elderly German seafarer who abandoned it almost 10 years ago.

The boat, possibly a cabin crui­ser, now sports barnacles from being filled with water during high tides.