Chuck:
Can not offer any legal advice but can tell you this story. During the
last big storm here (Hurricane Earl) two years ago, a CS 36, in the
club's mooring field, broke its bridle and went sailing on its own. On
its way to the other side of the Northwest Arm, it collided with two
other boats in the mooring field. All damage was covered by the CS
36's insurance company.
I'd have your friend's insurance company contact the clamboats'
insurance company and let them work out the details.
Bob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2012/11/02 11:15 PM, Chuck S 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
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