Black Pearl sails on again after Ike wreck near Baytown
Barb Wooster recounts how Jerry found and rebuilt the 60 year old fiberglass over cypress trawler Black Pearl. Surviving Katrina and Ike, the boat ended tangled in a marina pile, then spent months in repairs at Dickinson shipyard before seaworthiness returned a year after Ike. Now berthed in Kemah, they cherish the dream restored.
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Barb
Jerry
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Woosters
Michael
Bayland Park
Dickinson
Kemah Marina
Baytown
Bayland Marina
Kemah
Ike’s Aftermath Shapes Shore Towns And Churches
In Chambers County, pastors recount Ike’s destruction repairing Baker Road Baptist after the roof ripped off and six months to rebuild. Baytown’s Alliance Baptist was demolished, while BCA students now attend classes at Baker Road. Oak Island crabber Thomas Ly, hit by Ike in 2008, faces further losses from the Deepwater Horizon spill, with his business down about 60 percent as recovery lags. County officials note $58 million reimbursed of $60 million for storm cleanup, with remaining projects awaiting funding.
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Rose
Baytown
Alliance Baptist
Baytown Christian Academy
Alliance
Baker Road Baptist
BCA
Thomas Ly
Gulf
Chambers County
Jerry Sparks
Oak Island Rebuilds After Storm With Docks Park and Homes
Oak Island near Beach City in west Chambers County rebuilds after a yearlong debris run has given way to new boat docks a park a store and motel and dozens of stilt homes. Fourteen Neil Diamond funded houses rise as the entertainer supports residents including tugboat operator Shiver who lived on a boat with his family while FEMA and insurance reps met them at the lot.
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McCollum Park
Beach City
Chambers County
Oak Island
Neil Diamond
Shiver
Kiva Construction
Diamond
Ike
FEMA
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Johnny Depp
China
the Woosters
Fred Hartman
Wooster
Baytown Sun
Dave Rogers
Marvin Rose
Baker Road
Sterling High School
Ryan Holzaepfel
Darden
Main
Premiere & Cinemas
Nanny McPhee
Peeen Haa de
Rubies
Uus En
San Jacinto
Temi
Metho
Iist
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Garth Road
Baytown, TX
Family Dentistry
Goose Creek
San Jacinto Mall
Hablamos Espanol
Dentist.com
Baytown's
Odes
Full Service Glass Company
Commercial
Auto
Aps Hess
N. Main
Police Dept
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