It is now weeks since the hurricane hit us, most the towns have power back nd are business as usual. The DPW trucks are still out taking care of branches and such, the Police are back to normal patrols, the fire departments have all the trucks back in their building, most are back to work, but the residents near our shore waters are still dealing with many problems and some without a home. Then there are those that had their love of the water damaged, wrecked, or gone. It is ll a terrible loss and I believe this has caused many to join together in order to deal with this disaster. My heart goes out to those that lost their home, belongings, or just damage from the storm. Excuse me, was it Super Storm, Mega Storm, hurricane, tropical storm, but the consistent fact with all the names was SANDY. She hammered us like no other storm with damages exceeding billions of dollars. It is the storm we will all remember.
What happens going forward? Will they stop the rebuilding of those homes along the coast? How many years will it take for us to rebuild? Though we will never be the same due to the loss of many landmarks along the coast, it did teach us a very valuable lesson about respecting Mother Nature when building. In Mantolokin they used a steel bulkhead after the storm to stop the ocean from passing through to the bay. How many other places had to go to these extremes? Now we have a huge challenge coming next spring. It is the challenge of sunken vessels that have not been found. Most wouldn't think too much about this, but those of us who have a keel hanging below our boats must think about this. Raritan Bay is a shallow body of water with a few channels for larger vessel traffic. In speaking with many officials over the past few weeks, most advised the changes that took place in the depths of water along our coast. They have changed! Going forward we will all need to tread lightly until we feel out our sailing grounds.
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