markpierce
Master and Commander
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2010
- Messages
- 12,557
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Carquinez Coot
- Vessel Make
- penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Talk about Big Brother.
Talk about Big Brother.
I had our boat parked in front of the yard this summer for repairs. The next morning a trashed sail boat was tied up to mine, no fenders. All ID marks removed. It's fairly common here in SD.
Good discussion. But one question: With all the damaged boats from the hurricanes you would think there would be "boat junkyards" somewhere. Where are they?
Interesting. So do you become the stuckee to scrap it or is there some other way to get it taken away?
Good discussion. But one question: With all the damaged boats from the hurricanes you would think there would be "boat junkyards" somewhere. Where are they?
Establish the owner, make it a Coast Guard responsibility exclusively. Due Dilligence legally with laws in place, charge their IRS account with a bill. Interest charged at a very reasonable prime rate, nor robbery like student loans.
I am sure lots of reasons can be conjured up not to do this, but a healthy amount would be recovered. 3% bad actors is NO justification for 97% being severely punished.
It would certainly be cheaper for the government to tow them away before they sink but many governments don't seem to care. And once they sink they are no longer an eyesore so they don't care.