VIDEO: Hurricane Ian left giant boat frozen in time near Fort Myers Beach

Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-Press
Updated ·1 min read
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When Hurricane Ian struck Southwest Florida on Sept. 28, 2022, the Category 4 storm caused deaths and widespread catastrophic damage.

Video: See what "Batchelor Pad" looks like (May (2023)

Fort Myers Beach and the surrounding area was one of the places that was hit particularly hard with a 15-foot-plus storm surge and 150-plus miles per hour wind gusts ripping houses from their foundations and pushing cars and boats and other objects around like toys.

See photos of boat frozen in time: 10 photos tell the story of behemoth boat stuck in time near Fort Myers Beach

One boat, the "Batchelor Pad", ended up stuck on top of a dock at Bonita Bill's, a bar and restaurant near the base of the Mantanzas Pass bridge. "Bachelor Pad" hasn't moved one inch since it was yanked from it dock slip and impaled by two dock posts on Bonita Bill's dingy boat dock. There is no date set yet for the boat's removal.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Hurricane Ian left big boat stuck on dock near Fort Myers Beach