An end-of-winter storm with gale force winds tore through Holyhead Marina on the northwest coast of Wales, the United Kingdom, damaging at least 80 boats, destroying the marina and leaving a wake of accusations and fears of environmental pollution.
The marina is on a peninsula on Anglesey Island, almost due east across the Celtic Sea from Dublin in Ireland. As you can see in the video and pictures below from the BBC and the Daily Post, the sudden storm tore boats from their moorings, destroyed the docks at the marina, and sank some boats while tossing others, including large commercial craft, onto the rocks and the beach.
After the storm, some angry boat owners said they were left to their own devices. One, who lived on his boat there, said the marina operators just “left them” and people were stealing from the wrecked boats. Others said the response had been “woeful and confused.” Meanwhile, authorities were working to limit the environmental impact from fuel spills. Read more:
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/dramatic-drone-footage-reveals-shattering-14367089
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-43257319
