Crippled boat rests at dock
By Michael Hall, The Brunswick News, Ga. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
Lee spent hours Tuesday at the
But trying to keep the boat afloat was nothing compared to what Lee and several other people aboard Shoal Bandit faced Saturday.
After several days aboard the boat with his brother-in-law,
It took a
After the harrowing rescue, the owner of the Shoal Bandit had it towed to
Without power, however, the boat's outriggers could not be raised, making it impossible to tie up the vessel parallel to the dock. Instead, it sat with its bow wedged firmly into wood pylons that separate the concrete deck of the dock from boats that moor there, while its stern sank low into the river, until the outrigging could finally be raised.
The Shoal Bandit was not in imminent danger of sinking.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Lt.
Although he said the boat had a decent chance of not sinking, a Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit arrived to monitor the situation, as a hired contractor pumped all the oil, fuel and any other hazardous materials from the boat to reduce environmental problems should it sink.
Brunswick Code Enforcement Officer
He had his fingers crossed Tuesday that the boat would stay afloat, because removing a sunken shrimp boat is quite costly.
The city needed the help of grant money in 2012 to remove the Bossy Betty after it sank at the city dock. The owner of that boat had no insurance and could not remove it himself. Boats that dock at the city dock must be insured.
It was unclear Tuesday if the Shoal Bandit is insured.
-- Reporter
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