Boat lift maker, sailing school on the mend after Ian

IMM Quality Boat Lifts and Offshore Sailing School are just two of Hurricane Ian’s marine industry victims. But their experiences before, during and after the storm come with valuable lessons.


  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 10:40 a.m. November 10, 2022
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Steven Nanda, president of Fort Myers-based IMM Quality Boat Lifts, at the company's Ian-damaged Fort Myers manufacturing facility. (Photo by Reagan Rule)
Steven Nanda, president of Fort Myers-based IMM Quality Boat Lifts, at the company's Ian-damaged Fort Myers manufacturing facility. (Photo by Reagan Rule)
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As Hurricane Ian ravaged Fort Myers, cameras captured surreal images of yachts and recreational boats floating along what had been thoroughfares for automobile, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. The tempest’s furious storm surge unmoored vessels of all shapes and sizes, many of which were owned by people who probably thought their boats would be spared the brunt of Ian’s wrath.

 

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