Marina One in Deerfield Beach Destroyed - The Hull Truth

Wet-n-Wiley · 10-26-2005, 05:35 PM

It appears Marina One came crashing down with all the boats inside (150+). I lived in the Cove area of Deerfield when this marina was built in 1999 and remember the controversy regarding it's safety during a hurricane. At that time Deerfield Commissioners were approving any structure that had an application and this one was built with much community disapproval.

I found this sniplet:

"Marina One, a developer, broke ground in 1999 on the Marina One Yacht Club, which can house more than 200 boats in a steel and concrete structure designed to withstand winds of up to 125 mph. The new facility is the first of its kind in the marine industry, offering 2,600,000 cubic feet of hurricane-resistant marine storage."

Unless a huge micro-burst hit the marina I don't believe the winds in Deerfield Beach reached over 100 mph.

There were some really NICE boats in that structure!

proline2 · 10-28-2005, 10:16 AM

Wiley, is that the one on the East side? I had some friends that kept their boats in the older one on the west side and overheard the owner say it would definitely be a goner in a hurricane. I used to keep my boat in the marina that was replaced by the new facility on the East side. Was a great spot, but they kicked us out when the Marina One guy bought it out.

proline2 · 10-28-2005, 10:19 AM

I just found this, I think they are talking about the new facility, but that one looked a lot better builty than the one on the other side:

Marina owners and users face losses

South Florida's boating community assesses the damage from Hurricane Wilma and begins to rebuild, though for some, that could take months.

BY AMY MARTINEZ

aemartinez@herald.com

Deerfield Beach marina owner Thomas Tyghem figured the Hillsboro Canal was no place for a boat in the middle of a hurricane.

So to prepare for Wilma, Tyghem moved all the boats under his care at Marina One from the canal and into a building where they rested neatly on racks -- until, that is, the roof collapsed and the walls came down.

After Wilma, 150 boats lay beneath a pile of rubble now considered so dangerous that not even Tyghem is allowed in to survey the damage.

Fish Magician · 10-28-2005, 11:15 AM

Somebody has to have a picture of that, if so, post it.

Wet-n-Wiley · 10-28-2005, 11:20 AM

It was the marina on the east side. Here's the only pic I found so far. There was also a Pursuit dealer in there.

Wet-n-Wiley · 10-28-2005, 11:29 AM

It actually looks like more of the service area crushed and many of the boats are fine under the hard roof area.

The white building on the bottom right is the marina which collapsed.

proline2 · 10-28-2005, 11:58 AM

Thanks Wiley, that is what I figured. The one built in 99 is OK. When you consider how many fuel tanks and batteries are stacked on top of each other that will be a nightmare to clean up.

Wet-n-Wiley · 10-28-2005, 12:23 PM

Yeap... I remember now the west side was built around 1996

thoms100 · 10-30-2005, 12:30 PM

Mike,
I have but a minute. but let me tell you the winds on the backside of Wilma were far worse than the two hurricanes we had down here last year. We all have roof damage, lost trees, fences down, pool screens collapsed, etc. Many areas still without power (got mine back Wednesday night). Bad situation. Don't have full poweer yet at work so we are in disaster mode for Monday.
I'll post photos when I can.
Capt Tom

Tunadevil · 10-31-2005, 01:37 PM

They are talking tornado. I just left on Saterday, I keep my boat on the East side.