Chuck, He should check with his insurance company to get some advice even though he only has liability coverage. If he knows who insures the clamboat, he should make a claim and if he gets no satisfaction he can get help from the state insurance commissioner. Wish I could give you an answer, but I'm not an admiralty lawyer, and they are few and far between. Getting rid of the debris is probably a good idea just to prevent further damage.
Joel Sent from my iPad On Nov 2, 2012, at 10:15 PM, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote: During Hurricane Sandy, in Atlantic City two 80 ft commercial clamboats broke loose from their docks and drifted down onto my friend's boat. The clamboats did a lot of damage, scarred his hull, and destroyed the docks so he lost his slip, which he paid for in advance. He lives aboard and though the boat floats fine, no leaks, just a nasty scar down the whole starboard side, no lifelines, cosmetics. He has insurance but only liability coverage. His boat blew across the harbor and landed on the dock at Golden Nugget Marina. His boat was so well secured before the storm that even after the clamboats pushed him down the lagoon several hundred feet and set others adrift or sunk, my friend's boat sits on er waterline and is surrounded by sections of the old floating dock and at least three piling still hanging from the boat. He has damage to is boat. He lost is slip. So we thought the clamboat owner should make him whole, by replacing what they destroyed; the docks, patch his boat and pay for a slip until this is completed. He is being told the damage to his boat from Hurricane Sandy is his own problem because everyone is covered by "act of God". We have photos of the clamboats against his boat and at each move as they destroyed docks at several properties, sunk a 22' Catalina and set a Bayliner adrift. The marina tells him, he has to hire a professional to remove all the debris that is tied to him. He's staying with me for now. What rights does he have? Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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