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- Damaged shrimp boats and debris litter the waterfront and the pier at Erickson & Jensen Seafood following the passage of Hurricane Ian, on San Carlos Island in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Florida shrimpers race to get battered fleet back to sea
By JAY REEVES - Associated Press
Mon,10/10/22-11:09PM , 348 Reads
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The seafood industry in southwest Florida is racing against time and the elements to save what’s left of a major shrimping fleet — and a lifestyle — that was battered by Hurricane Ian.
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- A man hauls debris away from a pizza restaurant that was badly damaged by Hurricane Ian at Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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Search for victims done, Florida coast aims for Ian recovery
By JAY REEVES - Associated Press
Mon,10/10/22-9:27AM , 204 Reads
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — An army of 42,000 utility workers has restored electricity to more than 2.5 million businesses and homes in Florida since Hurricane Ian's onslaught, and Brenda Palmer's place is among them.
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- Workers talk atop a building that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Ian at Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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Ian leaves scenes of recovery, despair on Florida coast
By JAY REEVES - Associated Press
Sun,10/09/22-9:43AM , 204 Reads
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Just days after Hurricane Ian struck, a crowd of locals gathered under a huge banyan tree at a motel's outdoor tiki bar for drink specials and live music. Less than 10 miles away, crews were finishing the search for bodies on a coastal barrier island.
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- Snowbird William Wellema talks about his frustration at not being allowed on to the island to survey what remains of his trailer and recover whatever he can, following the passage of Hurricane Ian, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Wellema drove down from New Jersey after the storm, but arrived to find the access bridge closed to all but emergency personnel. After four days living out of his car, he is considering crossing by kayak at night. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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As search goes on, Floridians await OK to survey Ian's wrath
By JAY REEVES - Associated Press
Fri,10/07/22-1:34PM , 85 Reads
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.
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