Neighbors on San Carlos Island are worried as king tides raise the water levels around their homes. They say the water breaches the sea wall just from regular high tides, but with the ongoing king tides, they’re especially concerned because a massive boat that washed ashore after Hurricane Milton is dangerously close to their homes. This isn’t the first time—this exact boat ended up on land here before.
WATCH THE FULL COVERAGE OF THE BOAT ON SAN CARLOS ISLAND HERE— AS COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT ANVAR RUZIEV SPEAKS WITH NEIGHBORS:
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Residents vividly remember when this same boat was pushed ashore over two years ago during Hurricane Ian.
Monica Lynn“In Hurricane Ian, the boat actually was over at Moss Marine and the surge threw it into our road here on San Carlos Drive and actually blocked our drive for about two months,” said Monica Lynn, a San Carlos Island resident.