It has been four months since Hurricane Irma smashed into the Florida coast after thoroughly devastating islands in the Caribbean. Yet, harbors and marinas all around southern Florida are jammed with the wreckage of boats that remain unclaimed. Many were submerged and are covered with rotting marine growth. Many sailboats were dismasted and lie on their sides with masts and rigging draped over them. Check out Linda Robertson’s report in the Miami Herald.
by Linda Robertson (Updated January 16, 2018 05:17 pm)
A boat morgue sits on the waterfront in Coconut Grove. There lies the wreckage from Hurricane Irma, a few dozen victims of the storm’s wrathful winds and surge.
The vessels, mostly sailboats, lie naked on their sides, barnacles baking in the sun, awaiting demolition. They’ve got holes in their hulls, cracks in their keels. Some were submerged and are caked in dried muck. Cabins filled with moldy cushions, broken dishes and flip flops make them look like they’ve been ransacked. Broken masts and corroded engines lie on the ground. Only ghosts stand at the wheels.
It’s not a pretty sight, and it stinks. The stench of sewage, gasoline, fetid saltwater and rotting wood hangs in the air. Read more.
