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Still, he said DEEP’s process for reporting abandoned boats has helped marinas like Captain’s Cove, which boasts space to store 350 boats, offload the burdensome vessels quicker than in the past.
Other boats that have been found abandoned this year include jet skis found in Long Island Sound, a 43-foot yacht near the coast of Norwalk and a power boat found in the Quinebaug Pond in Brooklyn.
The "biggest obstacle" to clearing unauthorised and abandoned boats from the River Thames is a lack of funding for the Environment Agency (EA), said a council officer. A Public Space Protection ...
A bill in Harrisburg is trying to eliminate the issue of abandoned boats. KDKA-TV has extensively reported on boats being left behind and no one claiming them. Then, after jumping through several ...
Today we’ll find out about the city’s efforts to remove abandoned boats from its 520-mile shoreline. We’ll also get details on Chobani’s plans for a billion-dollar plant in upstate New York.
There are more than 500 abandoned boats cluttering New York City’s waterways. Stefano Giovannini “People want to get that cleaned up. It’s been like that forever,” Brock Weiner, head of ...
As part of a federally funded initiative, nonprofit Lynnhaven River Now began removing abandoned vessels out of local waterways this week. The group is aware of approximately 100 sunken boats that ...
Boats are commonly abandoned after their owners realize they’ve fallen into disrepair, Socha explained. Rather than paying between $5,000 and $10,000 for the crafts to be hauled away to a ...
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - A collaboration between state agencies, Charleston County, the City of Charleston Harbor Patrol and a local nonprofit successfully removed two abandoned boats from ...
Development & Transportation Abandoned boats haunt Pittsburgh rivers — a new law could help remove them faster 90.5 WESA | By Julia Fraser Published July 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM EDT Allegheny Land Trust ...
Wounded Nature and SC Department of Natural Resources, Charleston's Harbor Police and County public services destroyed two abandoned boats in the Stono River.
If you have a question on one of the boats or think it may be yours, DEEP's boating division can be contacted at deep.boating@ct.gov or 860-434-8638. What happens if no one claims an abandoned boat?