Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Beaufort County announced it was closing the popular boat landing at Sands Beach until further notice due to extensive damage from the tropical storm, which hit the area on Sept. 27.
Fairfield Bay Mayor Jackie Sikes stated no one was injured from the storm which came through around 3 a.m. Near the docks, one tree fell in the middle of a home. That homeowner also owned a boat ...
The city was assessing the damage to the dock and the marina as well, he said. Marshall counted nine boats that had broken away in the high winds and ended up on the shore.
Wood pilings grouped into a pair of dolphins serving as a protected entryway to a boat basin. A dolphin is a group of pilings arrayed together to serve variously as a protective hardpoint along a dock, in a waterway, or along a shore; as a means or point of stabilization of a dock, bridge, or similar structure; as a mooring point; and as a base for navigational aids.
The satellite images will allow you to see if your boat is still on its lift or anchored at your dock. Damage to roofs appears as brown areas or in some cases you can see bare rafters. For the ...
A floating dock, floating pier or floating jetty is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons. It is usually joined to the shore with a gangway. It is usually joined to the shore with a gangway. The pier is usually held in place by vertical poles referred to as pilings, which are embedded in the seafloor or by anchored cables . [ 1 ]
No one was injured, but the battleship remained stuck for over two weeks before being freed from the sand. The ship was so damaged that she had to return to port and enter dry dock for repairs. After the battleship was freed, a naval court of inquiry found Captain William D. Brown and a handful of other naval officers guilty of negligence ...
Police also promoted a program that helps boat owners remove their damaged vessels from the water at no cost.