Cobo yesterday morning. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 0548763)
LARGE lumps of the Cobo sea wall were tossed by the tide towards the newly refurbished Rockmount on Monday night and again yesterday morning.
The wall started to sustain damage at about 8.30pm on Monday.A window at the front of the premises was smashed and had to be boarded up. There was also minor flooding and benches and furniture outside were destroyed.
‘We got away with it quite lightly,’ admitted Rockmount manager Jonathan Jackson. ‘It’s lucky that large pieces from the wall did not smash through the windows at the front. I have been here nearly 15 years and have never seen it this bad,’ he said.
‘We have had a bit of flooding in the new bar, but it’s nothing irreparable.’
Some water seeped in through a fire exit and more through a back door as sea crashed over the roof.
‘The staff have given 100% and some of the customers helped to bale out the water – a big thank you to all of them,’ said Mr Jackson.
The coast road was closed as 50ft waves pounded the area yesterday morning and water surged past Cobo Village as far as NatWest Bank.
Cobo Bay Hotel manager George Riach said: ‘We have had no damage along the hotel front. In general, we have been very fortunate.
‘I have been here 20 years and I have never witnessed anything like it,’ he said.
‘The guests thought it was extremely exciting.’
Article posted on 12th March, 2008 - 2.29pm
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