COVERAGE WITH
MORE ON THE PREPS
NOW UNDERWAY.
MORE ON THE PREPS
NOW UNDERWAY.
"IT’S A GORGEOUS DAY OUT HERE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE
KNOW THAT THIS STORM IS
COMING AND JUST THE THREAT
OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY
WINDS HAVE PEOPLE WHO
LIVE AND WORK HERE IN OLD
SAYBROOK PREPARING."
SCOTT MASSE OWNS
OAK LEAF MARINA IN
OLD SAYBROOK.
WITHIN A FEW MINUTES
OF WALKG THE DOCK
HE COULD PICK OUT
PROBLEMS. LIKE THE
FRONT OF THIS BOAT
NOT BEING TIED OFF.
OR COMPARTMENTS
LEFT OPEN... WHICH
COULD SPELL
TROUBLE IN A STORM.
HE’S TRYING TO URGE
BOAT OWNERS TO BE
PROACTIVE TODAY. IN
ANTICIPATION OF
WHAT’S TO COME
TOMORROW.
) "IN PREVIOUS YEARS WHEN
WE HAD THE SURGE, THIS
YEAR MIGHT BE WIND DRIVEN
DAMAGE SO BOATS
BOUNCING AROUND,
BREAKING LINES, BANGING
INTO OTHER BOATS. IF THEY’RE
ON MOORINGS, DRAGGING THE
MOORINGS, GOING AGROUND.
THOSE ARE ALL ISSUES
PEOPLE NEED TO PAY
ATTENTION TO AND BE
PROACTIVE IN TAKING CARE OF
THEIR BOATS."
SCOTT SAYS THE
RECENT COVID
PANDEMIC HAS LED TO
A SURGE IN FIRST TIME
BOATERS AND HE
WANTS TO MAKE SURE
THEY’RE PREPARED
FOR A STORM. SO IF
PEOPLE NEED HELP.
HIS CREW WILL BE ON
HAND TO ASSIST AND
EVEN HAUL OUT BOATS
AT THE OWNERS
REQUEST.
IN DOWNTOWN OLD
SAYBROOK. STAFF AT
MIRSINA’S
RESTAURANT ON MAIN
STREET PLAN TO
BREAK DOWN THE
OUTDOOR DINING
SECTION.
"WE’RE GOING TO TAKE IN ALL
OUR TABLES AND CHAIRS AND
BRING THE AWNING IN JUST IN
CASE OF THE HIGH WINDS.
YOU KNOW, WE DON’T WANT IT
BLOWING OUT INTO THE ROAD
OR ANYTHING."
THE OWNERS SAYS ALL
THE BUSINESSES HAVE
TO DO THEIR PART TO
MINIMIZE DAMAGE.
OLD SAYBROOK
POLICE ARE
DESCRIBING THE
LEVEL OF CONCERN AS
"MODERATE" RIGHT
NOW.
THE CHIEF SAYS THEY
PLAN TO KEEP A CLOSE
EYE ON THE
FORECAST AND MAKE
SURE THEY HAVE
SUPPLIES READY AND
THEIR SHELTER
STOCKED.
THEY SAY THEIR
BIGGEST CONCERN IS
POWER OUTAGES
BECAUSE A LOT OF
PEOPLE HERE RELY ON
WELL WATERND
WATER PUMPS.
IN OLD SAYBROOK,
JENNIFER JOAS, NBC
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
JENNIFER JOAS, NBC
CONNECTICUT NEWS.