I sold everything I had to buy a boat & sail around the world – but it ended in tragedy and now I have nothing

A COUPLE who sold all of their assets to go sailing around the world had their dreams dashed right after setting sail. Tanner Broadwell and Nikki Walsh, both from Colorado, sold all of their possessions to afford a boat to see the world. gofundmeThe couple only have their dog now after the boat capsized[/caption] gofundmeIt capsized after hitting something underwater[/caption] The couple said: “We got so tired of that lifestyle, of doing things to make people do the things they don’t want to.” But only two days into their sailing adventure, their boat tipped over off the coast of Florida after striking an object underwater. Tanner and Nikki jumped into the water with their two year old pug, Remy, and watched their dreams sink. Worst of all, the vessel had no insurance – meaning the £7,200 they spent on the boat was well and truly gone. Tanner told The Tampa Bay Times: “I sold everything I had to do this. And I lost everything in a matter of 20 minutes.” The pair were rescued from the Florida waters, but their boat will never sail again. Despite the horrific experience, Nikki said she and her partner aren’t giving up on their dream. She said: “I’m just going to get another boat down the road. We can’t just give up on our dreams.” In 2019, a husband deliberately sank his yacht to drown his newlywed wife on their honeymoon. Lewis Bennett, 41, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after his wife Isabella Hellmann disappeared when the couple’s 37ft catamaran sank off Cuba. The sailor stands accused of smashing giant holes in the hull and opening escape hatches in a bid to inherit the estate of his wife of three months. Prosecutors have released photos of the damage Bennett allegedly inflicted in an attempt to make Hellman’s death look like an accident. The FBI claims the holes were smashed from the inside of the catamaran and the ship’s portholes below the waterline of the vessel had been opened. Bennett had previously denied killing the Colombian estate agent and originally faced charges of second degree murder. gofundmeThe entire boat was destroyed – the interior can be seen here[/caption]