snip from an email I got:

"the USCG that Group Key West received a 0900
satellite telephone call from Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas
National Park. The entire dock was destroyed, as was "the mote" ....
but I interpret this to mean the mote bridge. All 17 personnel at the
Fort are fine... and the
dog and cat are OK too.

The winds were a sustained 115 knots and they had a storm surge of
6-8'."

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that was first account, updated account was that only the finger piers
at Ft Jeff's dock were destroyed.

still unclear how much damage the moat endured.




Hey Katy,

This is from my friends Sandy & Cheri on a P40 in Key Today

13 August 2004 Key West, Florida


"We got lucky, the winds only got to 40 mph and there was no surge.
We'll wait a little while and then we will start unpacking things and
figuring out where we will go from here." Sandy felt that if the storm
continued north and missed Ft. Meyers, they might go back up there
before going to the Dry Tortugas. But of course, the beauty of
cruising is you don't really have a firm schedule and your plans can
remain flexible.

So IF Neal is back from crusing and not on his mooring he should be
fine.


Joe