The Flagship Hotel, built on a pier extending from Galveston’s Seawall Boulevard out into the Gulf of Mexico, sits damaged and abandoned in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
On Deck and Preparing To Dock
The Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry prepares to dock in Galveston.
Stilts
Stilts support and protect a restaurant from the tide and hurricanes in Galveston, Texas.
Decaying Supports
Concrete supports leading from Seawall Blvd. to the abandoned, hurricane-damaged Flagship Hotel on its pier jutting out from Galveston Island into the Gulf of Mexico.
Seawall Steps and Light
Stairs from the beach to Seawall Blvd. in Galveston, Texas.
Twisted and Ruined
Debris from damage caused by Hurricane Ike lies along the beach at the foot of the Galveston Seawall, Texas.
Stack and Lifeboats
The cruise ship Carnival Ecstasy at the Port of Galveston, Texas.
San Leandro
A tugboat pushes barges towards Texas City through the Bolivar Roads channel between Galveston and Point Bolivar at the entrance to the Houston Ship Channel.