Comments on: 29 Abandoned & Derelict Boats To Be Removed

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 15:44:23 +0000

Question. Does Marine & Ports have the resources to do as you suggest or are precious Government resources being spent elsewhere?

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:05:51 +0000

Bermuda, and the current Government in particular, does not care about the environment.

There is no excuse for derelict boats littering the shores for so long. After a storm the boats that will be salvaged will be removed by owners in very short order by their owners.

All boats in water should have a Marine and Ports license sticker, current or expired. Marine and Ports should be well aware of unlicensed boats long before a storm and they end up on the rocks.

By: 365

365 — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 05:33:39 +0000

It can be that hard to find out who the registered owners were. If I throw a piece of trash out my car window I will be fined and go to court instantly! But, someone can own a boat and if it sinks whether by storm or neglect is irrelevant. As a boat owner you are responsible for it! It blows my mind that if a boat sinks with gasoline, diesel, oil and possibly a bunch of other chemicals on board, nobody in government ensures it is looked after right away to minimize the impact on marine life. There is no action from marine and ports, marine police, the coast guard, department of the environment, BANZ or any of the other government departments. Im glad this is getting done and thanks you to the person or persons finally stepped up. But how many different people in different departments that are getting paid have pretended they did not see these.

Also, I never understood how anyone over the age of 16 can buy a boat of any size, with as much horsepower as you can afford with and with no experience and without taking a test and then on day one throw 10 friends on board and go! This needs to be fixed before more people die!