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Originally Posted by eherlihy
Which poses a bigger hazard? The half sunken boat in a navigable estuary, or the millions of shards?
It has been done before - and this was on a beach in the Bahamas:
- Article Credit: Kari Pugh published at MadMariner.com
My thought is that by holding the owner responsible, and HAVING HIM do the actual removal, as traumatizing as it might be, would send a clear message to everybody that boat ownership is a serious ONGOING responsibility. When things go south, you can't walk away from this responsibility, and you can't give it away on Craigslist.
This boat was pushed ashore after a storm, not a hurricane. For him to not have adequate ground tackle because he couldn't afford it, means that he could not afford the boat. A more responsible thing for him to have done is to realize this, and either sell or give her away while she was still afloat. |
If they had taken the electronics off, they cold have sold them and paid for the backhoe for the day. Besides the obvious shame of the lost boat, is all the good parts that are being destroyed. As one who is "saving up" for a chart plotter, I can say that it's a shame.
Regards,
Brad