Maybe some lessons were learned

Trying to find a silver lining, maybe some areas will be better prepared next time. This is about Ocean City Maryland.

Imagine a giant hurricane cutting OC off from the mainland.

From the Daily Times and DelmarvaNow:

"Ocean City is cut off and left to fend for itself. While not the most likely scenario, it is still the mission of the emergency services department to plan for and develop strategies to compensate if the course of events were to turn this corner.

The article goes on to describe a communications vehicle (OC-1) weighing 29,000 pounds that can operate for 8-10 hours without refueling (uh, there are 2 problems that still need to be addressed, but at least they are thinking about what could go wrong and focusing on communications.)

"As for receiving, OC1 has hookups into satellite, cellular, DirectTV and cable communication services. It has contracts with three separate cellular service providers for one very good reason.

"We didn't want to put all of our eggs in one basket," Dimaio said. "During Katrina, everything went out, so that's why we also have the satellite hookup."

Externally, OC1 is equipped with five cameras and a thermal scanner. Images captured can be printed, faxed or transmitted virtually anywhere through its own wireless Internet connection.""