At the Shediac Bay Yacht Club, the 2019 storm left more than 40 boats piled in a tangled mess, with many lifted out of the water and thrown onto the rocks
At the Shediac Bay Yacht Club, the 2019 storm left more than 40 boats piled in a tangled mess, with many of them lifted out of the water and thrown onto the rocks or the front lawn of the clubhouse. A team from T&T Ocean Rescue in Pubnico, N.S. was brought in and used a crane to lift the boats from the water, many with holes in their hulls or water damage from being submerged.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
More high winds and storm surges are forecast with Fiona, a “landmark” storm expected to hit New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Friday night and Saturday morning. Luc LeBlanc, fisheries advisor for the Maritime Fishermen’s Union, said many lobster fishermen were taking their boats and gear out of the water Thursday and Friday. He said the greatest fear is losing more vessels or wharf infrastructure to high winds and storm surges.
The heavy rain and high winds combined with the rising tide on that Saturday night to create two-metre storm surges that lifted boats out of the water. The storm surge also destroyed a private wharf at Robichaud and caused damage to a bridge that is now being replaced. At least five lobster fishing boats in Petit-Cap broke from their moorings and were smashed on nearby rocky cliffs. Parlee Beach, Murray Beach and Aboiteau beach all saw erosion of the sandwall, and some staircases were damaged.