Boats Grounded, Businesses Boarded as Sandy Nears
The Black Dog Tavern's harborfront windows were boarded up Sunday in preparation for the coming storm.
The Black Dog Tavern's harborfront windows were boarded up Sunday in preparation for the coming storm.
Boats find a safe spot to ride out the storm at Beetlebung Corner in Chilmark.
Boats find a safe spot to ride out the storm at Beetlebung Corner in Chilmark.
A kitesurfer tests the increasing wind at Sengekontacket on Sunday.
A kitesurfer tests the increasing wind at Sengekontacket on Sunday.
Bob Breth and Georgie Laktash secure the storefront of Martha’s Bike Rentals in Vineyard Haven.
Bob Breth and Georgie Laktash secure the storefront of Martha’s Bike Rentals in Vineyard Haven.
The boards go up at Black Dog Tavern.
The boards go up at Black Dog Tavern.
Gone are the sea views, replaced instead by plywood at the Black Dog Tavern.
Gone are the sea views, replaced instead by plywood at the Black Dog Tavern.
Boats are moved out of Menemsha harbor, into the Home Port parking lot.
Boats are moved out of Menemsha harbor, into the Home Port parking lot.
The rising sea threatens to overtake the seawall Sunday on Beach Road in Oak Bluffs.
The rising sea threatens to overtake the seawall Sunday on Beach Road in Oak Bluffs.
Cars await a spot on one the last ferries leaving the Island; all trips have been suspended on Monday with more cancellations likely on Tuesday.
Cars await a spot on one the last ferries leaving the Island; all trips have been suspended on Monday with more cancellations likely on Tuesday.
Islanders battened down the hatches, moved their boats to higher, dryer ground and boarded up windows Sunday as the sky turned gray and winds picked up in advance of Hurricane Sandy's arrival. The storm is expected to bring damaging winds for a period of 12 to 18 hours, high surf, coastal flooding and the threat of erosion, especially along south and eastern-facing coastlines.