Marina fuel sales loss expected to top half a million

The closure of fuel pumps, both for unleaded and diesel fuel, has cost the Fernandina Harbor Marina, and in turn the City of Fernandina Beach, hundreds of thousands of dollars this year. Repairs are underway, and it is hoped the pumps will be operating this week. Photo by Julia Roberts
The closure of fuel pumps, both for unleaded and diesel fuel, has cost the Fernandina Harbor Marina, and in turn the City of Fernandina Beach, hundreds of thousands of dollars this year. Repairs are underway, and it is hoped the pumps will be operating this week. Photo by Julia Roberts

The Fernandina Harbor Marina has been without fuel service for more than 140 days in the past two years, resulting in a loss of $671,500 to the city-owned asset.

According to a report Marina Manager Ca…