Sunk boats question???

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There are two sunk 40' or so boats in Tampa bay. They have been down for several months. Recently some debris surfaces from one near St. Pete harbor so that's how I know it is still down. The second is mentioned on the NTM broadcast.

The plot thickens because one was marked by the CG as it was semi submerged. From a distance all I could see was a section of the hull just at the surface. Then I noticed a boat working next to the semi submerged boat and the next thing I knew the buoy was gone and the boat had sunk all the way. I suspected someone drilled a hole to let it sink. Until the debris surfaced I wasn't sure.

I am curious why no agency has raised them as they no doubt contain oil and fuel that will become a problem at some point. The City marina told me the documentation info on the boat at the entrance to the marina is known.
 
One word: MONEY

We have bunch of derelicts around coconut grove and regularly one sinks. Usually every couple elf years some agency hires a barge with a crane to pick them up and crush them into dumpsters...
 
Webpage "myfwc.com" alludes to a "derelict vessel program" which seems to be funded by grants. No "how to report" instructions. I'd say Call FWC...
 
FWC des not work!!! We are currently in Marathon FL, when I view the 7 mile bride from my boat there is a sunk 40ft vessel. The Coast Guard was notified that there was a large diesel slick, no action, fwc was notified the came out and told the owner 28 days to remove. this was in September no action by anyone. now the owner had another boat and tied to the wreck and it sunk. More gas and oil leaks. Bills are going forward in the Flordia house to fix everyting but this issue. My question is how can we make the owners of a sunk boat responsible to clean it up.
 
You told the same story three times. I feel like I am at my father's house.
Jim
 
You told the same story three times. I feel like I am at my father's house.
Jim
 
Last winter there was a sunken boat in Lake Suprise in Key Largo FL. According to the newspaper the Coast Guard hired a contractor to remove the fuel. They removed 80 gallons. Maybe it's the Coast Guard's responsablity to remove it, not the FWC. The FWC is good at checking our fishing licenses though. Three or four times each winter and check any fish we have.
 
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