On docks in Fort Myers, tough choices ahead for houseboat dwellers

The “Wild One” was tamed by Hurricane Ian.

That’s how Victor Coletta summarizes his experience – and that of his boat – as the massive storm churned through southwest Florida last week. 

Mr. Coletta rode out the storm, along with other houseboat dwellers from the same marina, in a parking garage across the street. He and his dog slept inside his pickup truck. More than 15 feet of storm surge inundated the area, picking up Mr. Coletta’s houseboat – the Wild One is big enough to have two levels and two small