Two attempts to salvage the vessel from the north side of the barway have failed and word has spread that Marine and Safety Tasmania would seek per mission from Parks and Wildlife for a third attempt.

The third attempt would involve driving an excavator down to a beach where a winch would pull the vessel out of a sand bank to be craned to shore.

Parks and Wildlife communications manager Liz Wren said Parks had not received any proposals from MAST for recovery of the vessel.

Barway committee chairman John McGiveron said he was under the impression that MAST had been denied access to the beach from Parks.

``I had heard that this was one of the options MAST had put on the table, it was certainly highly talked about among the locals,'' Mr McGiveron said.

``The word was that Parks and Wildlife denied the method because they wouldn't allow the cutting of trees.

``I assumed this was part of their (MAST's) investigation, it is very concerning actually and worries me a lot.''

MAST chief executive Colin Finch said it was a rumour created by several people in the town.

``Locals have worked it out in their own mind but this was never an option for us,'' Mr Finch said.

``There was no need for us to get advice about whether it was a reasonable way to go about getting the boat out because it was not reasonable.

``It is a very rocky area _ we would need to carve a

pretty substantial road, and if it was to come out that

way, what would we do with it once it was on the beach?

``We have no plans on getting a winch down there.''

Mr Finch said an expert salvager would access the boat in coming weeks.

``Unfortunately I can't promise anything or give a date as to when it will happen,'' he said.

``The boat is Sunderland Insurances, not ours, but we

will and have been working to give them advice on get

ting it out.''