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Post-Storm Surveys
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This photo shows power of a
major hurricane. The jumble of boats seen here were deposited inland of the marina where they were moored before the storm. |
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We see here a charter boat that was pushed inland by wave action during Hurricane Ivan. It came to rest in the then Hyatt car park, resting atop about a dozen vehicles for over a year before being moved back into the canal where it had been moored prior to the storm. |
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This salvage operation was the brainchild of Gary Longenbach of Kirkconnell Brothers Ltd., of Grand Cayman. The boat was simply jacked up and a low-loader was backed in underneath. On a quiet Sunday morning in December 2005 the "Emerald Eyes" was driven up the West bay Road to the Cayman Islands Yacht Club where she was jacked up once again on land for the bottom repairs before being refloated. |
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This photo shows the sheer
power of a storm surge. The dive boat was moored in a canal, but found its way up to rest next to a private swimming pool of a canal residence. |
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We see here a dive boat that was pushed up out of her berth and onto nearby land by wave action during Hurricane Ivan. |
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This unfortunate 46' dive
boat found itself resting on a main road after being lifted and carried far inland by storm surge. Despite being pushed almost a half mile inland, it suffered very little damage! |
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This dive boat was pushed far into the brush. The method of recovery can be seen where logs taken from downed trees were used to roll the boat out into the open to be repaired and restored to operation. |
| Marine surveyors are called into service after a storm disaster to evaluate and report on the ability to repair or salvage a boat or other vessel which has experienced storm damage. | |