A destroyed paradise, blown away from a hurricane, which now tries to regain a sense of normality. The Caribbean island of Saint Maarten was seriously devastated by Irma, the tropical storm that upset Central and North America in early September.
The message is directed to both big shipyards and owners from all around the world: St Maarten needs its yachts to come back to the harbours. Marine industry indeed plays a huge role in the infrastructure and success of the economy.
Of course, financial contributions would be precious. People can join the initiative according to the different solutions proposed on the website of K1 Britannia Foundation,
the association that promptly jumped into action a few hours after the hurricane passed over the island.
Hurricane Irma damaged over 90% of the buildings
About one month later, Saint Maarten continues its slow recovery path. Damaged buildings and facilities are progressively being rebuilt with the help of humanitarian organizations but the risk to miss the best tourism season is concrete. An economic damage that the Caribbean island can’t afford.
” The Marine Trades associations members are working hard to clean and rebuild as quickly as possible to be up and running for this upcoming yachting season. The island will not be back in full service as that will take some time. But we are confident that we will soon have a even stronger St Maarten.we are hoping that the yachting industry who has always given their support to us, would continue to do so by visiting our lovely island during this difficult period of recovery. We need the boats to return in order for us to recover.”
The editorial staff of The International Yachting Media repeats the call of the Monaco Yacht Show to help Saint Maarten, strongly convinced of the importance of supporting this wonderful island.
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