The process of removing and disposing of vessels that pose safety or environmental hazards can cost taxpayers millions.

“When your car is old, and you need to get rid of it, somebody will always take it for some kind of either for free or to pay ...

Removing shipwrecked, abandoned or deserted boats from Bluffton waterways will now be a coordinated effort between the town, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and nearby jurisdictions ...

City officials say the abandoned boats are bad for public safety, create hazards in the waterways and muddy up the environment.

Escambia County is lobbying for a new law to rid waterways of abandoned boats. It stems from problems in Bayou Chico but bill ...

The sailboat had seen better days. Sitting in the water at Hilton Head’s Cross Island Boat Landing, it’s brown with rust and mud. The boat’s mast pokes above the water as cars rushed across the the ...

The North Carolina Coastal Federation has received a $550,000 grant from the BoatUS Foundation to remove 12 abandoned boats from waterways in five coastal counties.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH (WGNO) — A $1 million project will remove abandoned boats from St. Tammany waterways, according to St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2026, 16 sunken ...

SALEM, Ore. - Abandoned boats continue to pose a threat to Oregon's rivers and coastlines. These derelict vessels leak toxins ...

Abandoned boats and docks are littering the waters of one of Atlanta's favorite playgrounds: Lake Lanier. But it's not just that they're ugly. They're dangerous. Sharp pieces of jagged metal drift ...