Abandoned Boats Scheduled to be Removed
The City of Folly Beach has taken the initiative to be the first municipality in the Charleston area to take physical action against the many abandoned boats littering our shorelines, waterways and marshes. With the help of a grant, the City of Folly Beach plans to remove up to 6 of the identified boats located behind Folly.
According to the city, a salvage company will begin staging the scene on Friday to prepare for the removal of some of these derelict vessels. The actual removal process is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 6th. Charleston Waterkeeper will be out on our patrol to document the activities.
Joey Grob of Olive Productions and I went out early yesterday morning to photograph some of the boats that are scheduled for removal. Click the picture below to view a slideshow of the photographs taken yesterday…
Photo by Cyrus Buffum/Charleston Waterkeeper: Two abandoned boats litter the waters of Charleston, behind Folly Beach
Charleston Waterkeeper recently published a GoogleMap that displays the location of abandoned boats throughout Charleston’s waterways. Thanks to the public’s input, the map now has 41 abandoned boats identified throughout the Charleston region. We are currently working with a small group of partners to launch a campaign that will address the abandoned boat issue on a “big picture” level versus a case by case, micro-level. Stay tuned for more on that…
The abandoned boat issue has been getting a lot of face time lately. Most recently, an article published in The New York Times features Charleston’s battle with these derelict boats.
Even our co-office-worker-friends at The Digitel have produced some press about our abandoned boat problem… Check out the article here.
