Salvage crews remove abandoned yacht from Snook Islands Natural Area
SALVAGE CREWS FINALLY removed the hulking remains of a 33-foot yacht that had been precariously abandoned since June on rocks in an environmentally-sensitive Lake Worth Beach waterway.“We removed the boat this morning from Snook Islands,’’ said Greg Reynolds, executive director of Lagoon Keepers, a Palm Beach County non-profit organization of volunteer boaters who remove and recycle derelict boats in county waterways.
The removal on Sept. 13 came as a relief to residents who’d been worried the derelict yacht might leak fuel and oil into the Snook Islands Natural Area and Lake Worth Lagoon.
“We patched it (Sept. 12) and dragged it off at high tide this morning and patched it again,’’ Reynolds said.
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3 comments:
That is good news. Thank you, Lagoon Keepers!
Fish and Wildlife moves very slowly, but hopefully, the example set by Lagoon Keepers, will get them motivated.
Thank you, Lynn, for shining a spotlight on this blight.
BUT.... if its a public waterway, maybe a homeless person could have claimed it as their residence.
I think that would be the same as saying you could live in the street in your car, without renewing your registration and insurance.
They could tow your car.
Don't get carried away, 5:41.
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