Record-high surge levels caused hundreds, if not thousands, of boats stored at low elevations to drift away. Photo courtesy of BoatUS
This doesn’t bode well for anyone, including those of us who write a yearly check for boat insurance. From Three Sheets Northwest.
Nov 15 2012 in Currents by Deborah Bach
More than 65,000 recreational boats were damaged or lost as a result of Superstorm Sandy, according to BoatUS.
The insurance and advocacy association also estimates that Sandy-related damages to recreational boats total $650 million, making the late October storm the single largest industry loss since BoatUS began keeping records in 1966.
“We are all reeling from the huge impact this storm has had on communities and people’s lives,” BoatUS spokesperson Scott Croft said. “We’ve never seen anything like it.
“The scope of the damage to boats is unprecedented, affecting large areas from the Atlantic seaboard as far inland as the Great Lakes, with the majority of damage in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.”