64-ft catamaran finally removed from Nanny Cay entrance
The powerful winds of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017, gusting to sometimes 200 miles per hour and the storm surged that accompanied, also uptrooted a 64-foot 45 ton plus catamaran that was on land at Nanny Cay Marina on Tortola.
The boat ended up blocking the main entrance to Nanny Cay Hotel and Marina, one of Tortola’s premiere facilities.
It was just last week that the big boat named ‘Catsy’ was removed from blocking the entrance, as the owners of the property had to construct an alternative road to have access.
‘Catsy’ removed, road reopened
The big bad ‘Catsy’ was no match for Hurricane Irma that tossed the catamaran, landing it on to the security guard booth at the entrance of Nanny Cay.
It is our newsroom's understanding that after many attempts to remove the vessel in November and December of last year by two different companies, a four-man team was then called in to take on the huge task.
Meridian Construction and Commercial Dive Services Ltd were successful in the removal of the boat. However, its mast and other parts were broken and the big boat suffered damages.
Today, January 23, 2018 our newsroom's roving camera observed that the main road has been reopened for traffic flow. The security booth has also been relocated and the temporary road closed off.
This is indeed another sign of normalcy as businesses and residents strive to pick up the pieces from the floods in August 2017, and two powerful destructive hurricanes, Irma and Maria in September 2017. Any sign of 'back to normal' will continue to be welcomed by all still trying to recover.
5 Responses to “64-ft catamaran finally removed from Nanny Cay entrance”
Perhaps the BVI government could sell NC their excess speed bumps/sleeping policemen on Tortola. Given the terrible condition of the surface of Tortola's roads we really don't need artificial road bumps on Tortola anymore.