ORANGE BEACH, Ala. ( WKRG ) — “It’s the most expensive thing I own.” So when Michael Bruce heard a storm was coming, he wasn’t taking any chances.
“Very scared about a hurricane coming through and wiping everything out so we headed out west,” Bruce said.
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His 54-foot Aquila Catamaran is now safely docked at Reel Surprise Marina in Orange Beach.
“I actually lost a boat in Michael so I’m a little bit more scared than most,” Bruce said.
Reel Surprise Marina is just one of the many marinas that barely survived Hurricane Sally four years ago.
“The rub rail was actually above the top of this post,” Randy Boggs said as he reached way above his head. “Where we are standing right now we would be overhead deep in water.”
Boggs said if you are in the cone of uncertainty the time to get out is now.
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“Everybody is on high alert right now,” Boggs said. “We learned a lot during Sally. During Sally, the forecast track was what it was and it shifted at the last minute and came in.”