Huge winds tear boats from moorings in Chicago's Monroe Harbor. If I knew how to link I would. Check out Youtube: "Monroe Harbor storm aftermath" Etc...
Boat carnage in Chicago!
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Thanks Mainsail, some day I'll take the time to learn to link.
There's an even better/worse video taken during the night when all the boats were still afloat but banging together. That video is after they rescued about a dozen. They figure there are 7 or 8 on the bottom.
I know what you mean Igetit. Hearing those hauls banging and scraping around is like nails on a chaulkboard. You can feel it in your bones!
There's an even better/worse video taken during the night when all the boats were still afloat but banging together. That video is after they rescued about a dozen. They figure there are 7 or 8 on the bottom.
I know what you mean Igetit. Hearing those hauls banging and scraping around is like nails on a chaulkboard. You can feel it in your bones!
Very sad to see boats end up that way. This is why I've always had great reservations about leaving my boat tied to a mooring. Seems like there is chafe from continuous wear that will eventually cause the single mooring line to potentially break, & then there's nothing to stop your boat from ending up like these ones did.
At my boatyard the had one of the sailboats (25'-27') recovered from the bottom. It was a crumpled mess! The haul still together but fractured everywhere. I bet there wasn't a single unbroken piece bigger than 2 sq ft. Sad!
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