A professor from Coastal Carolina University talked to a group of us the other day. He stated that even if the oil from the BP catastrophe in the Gulf were to make it into the Gulf Stream, South Carolina beaches should not be affected in a serious way. He stated that because of the way the continental shelf is along our coastline we have some protection from the oil. He does not anticipate any substantial problems along the South Carolina coast.
I spoke with Phil Wehrung yesterday who is the Homeowner Services Representative at Compass Cove in Myrtle Beach. He believes that the concern of oil on the Gulf beaches has driven more people to visit Myrtle Beach. Phil says that rentals at the property he manages have been up and he credits a large part of that to folks who don't want to take a chance that a holiday in the Gulf area would be ruined by the oil on the beaches. Great news for us but I would give that extra rental income back any time if we could reverse this horrible environmental disaster.
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