Boat Wrecks After Hurricane Ian Fort Myers Beach

[@GT1004]

Maybe a dumb question but if you had a multi million dollar boat or yacht wouldn’t you sail it to Miami out of harms way?

[@georgedoolittle9015]

Miami was a no go as was taking it across the Canal. All Hurricanes have a *"turn"* with Hurricane Andrew which *ultimately* turned having very least of that as exception. The initial coverage using the European Model had this heading straight to Tampa which called at least the turn correctly which is why forecasters and computer modelers are paid the Big Bucks at least in New York but to answer your question absolutely yes if you didn't get your gear and toys like the litany of Super Cars too destroyed by this that's just Florida for ya'. I rode out a Cat 1 and I'll never do that again although I never evacuated for Ian even tho forecast a direct hit over my head. The forecast ultimately was off by a spectacular 100 Miles as both the turn was much harder right then became a truly awesome rainmaker which interior Florida still has yet to recover from. Still all major Florida Cities wholly intact without so much as a scratch but this is definitely a wakeup call for coming down hard on building codes for Interior Florida which is now a Hot Mess be an understatement ("Kissimmee.") The idea of flood risk so massive to the entire interior of the State is absolutely a new new thing and will be felt upon this State for decades to come as Tallahassee FL the Capital gets hard to work a continuing to work over the US Federal Government for backstopping Leveling Up Florida to sustain premium product real estate image that has indeed been spared but will struggle in the coming decades pricing wise as contractors given a huge wakeup call for building upon this The Prestige Address, Florida USA. All infrastructure operational is the most important matter for now. Might be worth poking around in and about a few years hence absolutely.

[@supandiarhrarsokandi929]

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[@logansmom1234]

The major problem with trying to move your boat is lack of open dock space. AND if you happen to be out of state, you just can’t get things done because everyone is trying to cover their property as well as friends and family.

[@ratcatcher4804]

The storm was very unpredictable. It was only a 2 day window. Most of swfl thought it was going to make landfall in the tampa area. But it slowly was forecasted to go more south then more south. Tampa prepared for it the most. Then it just turned south like Charley did

[@kari53]

Many others have provided great comments as to why one can't always move their vessel or the problems associated with trying to predict weather. For some their vessel is an after thought with life and family put first. However, for liveaboards and vessels with full-time Captain's the vessels go out to Sea. It's a lot easier to get out of the path of a storm. However, there are new challenges that present themselves when you return. Like debris fields, docking or mooring, landscape changes and loss of supporting infrastructure for your vessel if you so choose to comeback to your home port.

[@stevewolff7187]

I am hoping to see some video showing the salvage operation of all these boats soon. I am interested to see if any of them can be saved and repaired or if they are mostly junk.

[@williamboorn2097]

all hulls r prolly cracked

[@zeenaabdura5686]

Would like to know how they get rid of all that debris. Tons and tons of it.

[@peggybuetow1026]

Excellent video

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

Than you

[@randerson4383]

There are some big boats mixed in all that mess with some big fuel capacity. Can someone tell me on those really big fishing boats or yachts, why wouldn't you fill those up with fuel (yes, I know fuel is expensive) and run them out to sea away from the storm? Even if you have to go a few hundred miles offshore, at least your boat wouldn't be destroyed.

[@peterbarnes4570]

People most likely aren't willing to take the risk of being offshore in the Gulf, during an intensifying Category 4 (borderline Category 5) storm. The conditions ahead of & behind Ian for hundreds of miles would have been horrendous. Also, the track projection would have made decision making very difficult, as well as risky for a yacht owner or captain.

[@kailaniandi]

You'll never out run the storm

[@tedhernandez2394]

Yup! Go out to sea away from the storm...Yes it may be a bit on the rough side? But you still have your boat/Home...and there's always a safe harbor to come back to....Even if it's not your harbor.

[@MR1977.]

Imagine being the guy that came down to the marina to find his boat perfectly fine in the middle of all that carnage? That must have been mind blowing

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

There definitely a few that made it through okay. Mine was not one of those.

[@WANNAWATCHIT100]

Just curious, but why didn't the people with big boats drive them up the coast before the storm hit?

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

The storm was projected to hit north by Tampa the day before. Hard to make last minute changes when your out of town, airports are closed and a hurricane is coming in 24 hours.

[@WANNAWATCHIT100]

@@CaribbeanCastaways :(

[@pasorgue52]

Are the owners not caring at all? Don’t get it…I know it’s a mess, insurance, etc, just to claim the boat…

[@pasorgue52]

How many boats are destroyed? In the thousands? How do dispose of all this garbage?

[@motivationperseverance3077]

so much pollution in the water now too it's really a shame

[@Proverbs--tx6yr]

@Wonderin'Aloud cheers for the most absurd comment thus far..smh

[@JoeNicks389]

As a boat owner still 1965, I can feel the pain for these boat owners, even if you had insurance, will it cover all of the damage? But, boats can be replaced, but this is painful.

[@terrytaylor3574]

This is utter carnage. To see all the properties, businesses and homes destroyed is beyond belief. My worry for all the American people that have been affected by this freak of nature is "Will all the insurance companies have enough money to pay out on all claims"? I remember hurricane Andrew the insurance companies soon run out then. It's easy for me to say for someone that lives in the UK but try to keep your chin and spirits up. You can rebuild and I know you all will. Terry Liverpool UK.

[@matthewadams9900]

You would think so. Hell, China joe sent $80 billion to Ukraine only to be funneled back to the DNC, NGOs, and DC political thieves' pockets.

[@normanott644]

Is there a demand for divers doing recovery work?

[@LifenSantaBarbara]

It appears that everything has been left untouched. I don't see anyone trying to salvage any of the boats. Are they waiting for the insurance companies to come out and assess the situation or what? What's next?

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

Yes, lots of work being done now. But the crane company can't touch a boat unless they've talked to the boat's insurance company.

[@zeenaabdura5686]

You are not looking close enough. See 13:03 you can see they are pulling boats out.

[@varaderocuba3477]

Wao!

[@cliffordkauffmanjr3457]

Does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn minutes to hours.

[@karenshafer234]

Deuteronomy 32:4 and Revelation 21:4

[@cliffordkauffmanjr3457]

@@karenshafer234 it’s song lyrics by gordon lighthouse the wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald

[@dottier3145]

Make a hole on top of the four foot pillars for tying a boat and then in an event of high water, add another 4 foot puller in the hole so the boat doesn’t slip off. Easy peazy

[@rickmcknight37]

......all I can say is ....Wow, my thoughts go out to everyone affected by the storm......clean up will take awhile for sure....and the nightmare of insurance claims, I can't even imagine.

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

Yeah, insurance people have had a big presence at the marina. Getting people fixed up.

[@grtap]

Great video! So sad to see. Do you know if the downtown Fort Meyers is as bad?

[@phil7615]

McGregor Boulevard is really torn up, when retired military say it looks like bombs went off, it does. Our family works on Matlacha & St James City, it was catastrophic, worse than a Cat 5. 💔🙏❤️‍🩹

[@stephtraveler7378]

be very careful what you buy for the next 24 months.....

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

Truth

[@bluewaterdiva1]

I wonder how much debris is in the water.

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

There probably so much we don't see. Cars, boats, pieces of houses.

[@marinaportocaribe]

So sad I need the t top for my 35’ Donzi

[@gatecrasher1970]

why even store a boat in such a stupid way in such bad weather? use tyres on dry land in ditches and boat safe

[@tedhernandez2394]

For the more seasoned sailors...knowing bad weather was in the forecast? Say, days in advance? Wouldn't it have been prudent to seek shelter for your boats? I live on the NorthEas coast of the country....Saw SANDY heading our way...We planned accordingly and not only saved our boats? But ourselves also. Tho I feel bad as to the loss of so many boats and damage to properties? Storms and Hurricanes are not new to the populace who reside in the areas affected. In my opinion? Prepare. As one would if you lived in a Blizzard prone area of this country. Hey I and my family have weathered both....Numerous times. And we're still here. Not being callous here....... My condolences to the persons who didn't fare well..

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

It was suppose to hit north of Tampa two days before, then Tampa one day before. The it kept moving south. There was no way to plan cause you thought you were in the safe zone. I've heard this question asked many times.

[@JohnMiller-cd2cd]

There goes all the insurance commercials for a while. Payouts will be huge.

[@jackploof224]

Such nice boats turned to waste and now so much work to clean thing up.

[@3073Sean]

Here in a month or two, auction houses are going to have boats on the cheap!

[@brigittecaillol4181]

Je crois que retirer les bateaux de l'eau va prendre des années.

[@stevethurlow9059]

90% of those boats could have been saved if they had headed up river towards the lake..

[@estatejay]

Lots of spare parts. Sad to see it.

[@laurenemendes561]

I'm So Verry Sorry 😞😐

[@makesumwake]

painful to watch for any boat lover

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

Agreed

[@saywhat951]

The job opportunities are endless with salvage scrap or full repairs. Katrina shoved boats miles inland never to be returns to the Ocean at least here these will be at some point fully accessible, it's going to take time...lots of time...

[@flgirl250]

So much sadness here

[@franktags136]

The best boats are the ones that have sunk. Facts !!

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

Ah, false

[@franktags136]

@@CaribbeanCastaways lol, biggest waste of money. I’d rather tie my testicles to the top of a tree and jump

[@michaelhudecek2778]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@royjunior3349]

Regardless of these comments, people died, people are homeless, people are out of work, some have lost their businesses and many have lost everything. Where do you begin to repair your life; especially if you’re retired on a fixed income?

[@aaronerskine3401]

what a dumpy marina -- old abandoned derelict boats everywhere --

[@69judge27]

Revelation 18:17-19 KJV 17 FOR IN ONE HOUR SO GREAT RICHES IS COME TO NOUGHT. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, 18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, what city is like unto this great city! 19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying! Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! ➡️ FOR IN ONE HOUR IS SHE MADE DESOLATE. ⬅️ #STORMTROOPERTEDNUGENT 😎🎸 #STORMBRINGERDEEPPURPLE 😎🎸

[@Vincentschneider007]

That's as bad as the guy who let his P1 McLaren float out of his garage.

[@stevenheinrich3999]

What an environmental mess. This is nature's way to redistribute wealth.

[@freddynews6478]

I think Desantis could use a few immigrants, instead of sending them north.

[@erockscott1184]

All these people who owned these boats had the time to move them to somewhere safe with all the warnings we had here..sorry, but its true. I saw one boat prior to the storm moving out of here...and they are probably ok...to leave these boats with a storm like this coming was stupid.

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

Somewhere safe is hard to pin down. The storm was aimed at Tampa and then moved south the last day. How do you plan to move big boats that far, with that short notice, especially if you're out out town. Hard to pull off all the variables.

[@tiomatt]

@Erock Scott Where would you have moved the boat to? My parents have a live aboard that was destroyed. You can’t just move it like you would a car. The time and planning it takes to move is more than the notice that was given once it was apparent where the storm would hit. Luckily they were able to get themselves out before, but there is no way they could have moved their boat to some place guaranteed to be safe. You seem to be unaware of what you are commenting about.

[@erockscott1184]

@@jordanmaynard5785 thats probably true for some yes...but someone who can afford a boat like those in the first place should have the money to at least drive the damn thing somewhere further away...my friend does..he moves that boat for days.

[@erockscott1184]

@@tiomatt well..for one thing im a guy who doesn't take chances like that..Tampa way or not the storm track was not definitive..one little blip to the right puts it in Fort Myers...as it happened to do..there are many here who blow off hurricane warnings...I dont.

[@kimrecla5735]

They had plenty of time to go north

[@mikeocoin5550]

We stay st the Sanibel Martiott every year in March. I canceled my reservation for March 2023 To much damage si we will skip a year

[@TheKingship]

the area will appreciate every tourist dollar they can get

[@phillipmckinnon6883]

😞😢

[@stevequate1797]

I live in north Texas and woukd love to find out how I can get my hands on a 21’-24’ really nice center console fishing boat I can drive down here to take home to fully restore, but get the boat very rock bottom cheap or free, not a old boat something 2000 newer. But most of the free boat salvage is a bunch of shit. Someone made a fake video or something, lying, not real just a fantasy. That’s why utube has went to shit in a handbag can’t believe anything in utube anymore

[@fishydubsfishing6516]

Those people that own those boats are millionaires I'm sure they'll figure it out

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

I lost my boat, not a millionaire. Most aren't.

[@fishydubsfishing6516]

@@CaribbeanCastaways i lost one during sandy got a new one here lots of those boats look expensive hope you get another one

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

@@fishydubsfishing6516 That's the plan. Hard part is, a lot of the waterfront places we boated to are gone or have a long rebuild ahead.

[@KingmanRoss]

😭😭😭🤠🙏📿

[@albing1397]

My advice, get an inflatable kayak next time. It will be the only thing you will be able to afford. The price of paradise.

[@dougsinclair4916]

music not /// nome

[@dtrixee]

Sad

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

Lots of dreams lost.

[@uwishuknewnunya7845]

The water was so blue during the pandemic.....fmb :(

[@MrLokijohn]

What a shame, But that's F.L. for you!

[@joeblow26]

Unfortunately some may have left the boats in harm's way for insurance purposes!

[@lisasmith3606]

People are dead!

[@lisasmith3606]

Ain’t nothing wrong with them boats !

[@litt222]

Sending prayers from the east coast of NC. We will probably be next. Global warming is why.

[@anchoradventuresyt]

Such destruction

[@CaribbeanCastaways]

It was pretty bad.