New breach in sand dune in Chatham following nor'easter Share Updated: 7:58 PM EST Feb 5, 2021 New breach in sand dune in Chatham following nor'easter Share Updated: 7:58 PM EST Feb 5, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript STORY, MANNY. MARIA: YES. BE WELL, MANNY. ED: BE WELL. MONDAY’S WINTER STORM SCOURED THE MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE, INCLUDING CAPE COD. THE STORM CAUSED ANOTHER BREACH ON NORTH BEACH ISLAND, A BARRIER ISLAND PROTECTING THE TOWN OF CHATHAM FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. IT’S A SMALL BREACH RIGHT NOW, BUT IF IT GETS BIGGER, IT COULD HAVE SOME MAJOR IMPLICATIONS FOR HOMES AND THE TOWN’S FISHING FLEE >> IT WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NAVIGATIONAL CHALLENGES. AND IT’S A VERY ACTIVE HARBOR. WE HAVE SEAL CRUISES AND BEACH TOURS THAT DROP PEOPLE OFF OVER THERE, AND WE HAVE THE COMMERCIAL FISHING FLEET OF 100 BOATS THAT WORK OUT OF THE FISH PIER, SO IT’S A VERY BUSY HARBOR. MY HOPE IS THAT IT DOIESN’T TURN INTO AN INLE MARIA: A SIMILAR GAP FORMED IN 2007, JUST NORTH OF THIS LATEST BREACH, AFTER A BIG STORM IN APRIL OF THAT YEAR, THE SAND CHOKING NAVIGATION CHANNELS AROUND THE FISH PI