Hurricane Sally sinks boats in Pensacola yacht harbor

Replica of Christopher Columbus vessel victim of storm
Hurricane sinks boats tied to pier in Pensacola
Hurricane sinks boats tied to pier in Pensacola Photo credit Getty Images Joe Raedle

Several boats docked at a pier in Pensacola, Florida, have sunk as Sally moved over the Gulf Coast. Pensacola police spokesperson Mike Wood also said Wednesday he doesn’t know the whereabouts of a replica of one of the ships that made Christopher Columbus’s historic voyage. Sally lumbered ashore Wednesday morning near the Florida-Alabama line as Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph winds and rain measured in feet, not inches. It has swamped homes and trapped people in high water as it creeps inland for what could be a long, slow and disastrous drenching across the Deep South. It has since weakened to a tropical storm.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Getty Images Joe Raedle