High Tides!

The past couple of weeks the coast of Southeastern United States has seen some unusually high tides. We are right on the water, obviously, and the Supermoon combined with the high tides made for some pretty unusual sites around here.

This picture was posted on social media from one of our local TV stations, WSAV. This is Tybee Road, the Southern most section of US Highway 80. Tybee Road is the only way onto and off of Tybee Island. In unusually high tides, water can creep onto the road. I have lived here most of my life and I have traveled this road hundreds of times but I have never seen it look like this! Obviously, the road was closed until the tide receeded.

So how does this effect little yellow tugboats, you may ask?
Well..................
Let's just say they don't NORMALLY sit this high. The guys had to CLIMB DOWN to get off the tugs instead of climbing down a ladder to get ON the tugs.

Now that's a LOT of water y'all!!!




(photos of tugs from Chris Sikes and Stephen Roberts of Crescent Towing)