Hurricane Ian left derelict boats in its wake. That caused one marina's business to transition from recreational to recovery.
CBSN
It's been nearly four months since Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida's coast, leaving a terrible path of destruction in its wake. And the cleanup is nowhere near over.
According to Florida's Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, there are more than 700 derelict boats in the area, but only two-thirds have been removed.
"It's still astounding how many vessels are completely displaced – in the mangroves, just pushed up in places they shouldn't be, on people's yards," said Staci Stevens, who runs Monroe Canal Marina in St. James City, Florida. Since Ian came onshore in late September, business at her marina has gone from recreational to recovery.
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