Securing boats

Boat owners were busy securing their vessels

Lines to a boat in the Dennis Dreyer Municipal Harbor are secured in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Ike. In Port Aransas, tropical storm winds are expected late tonight, Friday, Sept. 12. (Staff photo by Murray Judson)

Water rising in municipal harbor

A predicted 5-foot tidal surge as Hurricane Ike comes ashore had boat owners scurrying about, securing lines at the Dennis Dreyer Municipal Harbor today, Friday, Sept. 12.