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After yacht sinks, and oil sheen in the Cooper River
By Staff reports on Friday, 9 December 2011 - 7:08amThe Coast Guard and Charleston Marine Services continue to remove oil and hazardous material from the 52-foot Motor Yacht Oyob, which sank Sunday in the Cooper River near the Charleston Harbor.Naval Weapons Station Charleston notified Coast Guard... More
In Charleston's battle on abandoned boats, one down, many to go
By Ken Hawkins on Saturday, 30 July 2011 - 7:22amThe battle to remove abandoned, rotting, and polluting boats from the waters around Charleston is continuing as officials look to remove some 15 crafts from the Ashley River alone.This week community leaders were proud to scratch one of... More
Progress in Charleston's battle on abandoned boats, but many dollars still needed
By Ken Hawkins on Friday, 8 July 2011 - 6:03amThe battle to remove abandoned, rotting, and polluting boats from the waters around Charleston is continuing as officials look to remove more and more of the crafts. And while officials are boasting that a dozen boats have been... More
More abandoned boats pulled from Charleston waters, but plenty left
By Ken Hawkins on Wednesday, 14 July 2010 - 11:01amThe battle to remove abandoned, rotting, and polluting boats from the waters around Charleston continues. The Post and Courier has a nice report that highlights the latest status and developments in the battle; read it here.As these... More
Mount Pleasant begins pulling abandoned boats from Shem Creek
By Ken Hawkins on Thursday, 28 May 2009 - 7:03amPartly to protect the environment and partly to get things ready for a forthcoming park, the Town of Mount Pleasant has used a crane to remove several abandoned boats from Shem Creek. [gmap markers=blue::32.79261396508479,-79.88262176513672 |zoom=... More
Charleston's abandoned boat problem getting more attention
By Ken Hawkins on Wednesday, 1 April 2009 - 12:35pmCharleston loves its boats, and we've got tons of 'em. But we've got hundreds of sunk and sinking boats to match. Read more stories on this subject in our abandoned boats topic page.As these abandoned boats decay they provide seen and... More
Help map Charleston's abandoned boats
By Ken Hawkins on Friday, 6 March 2009 - 12:26pmCharleston Waterkeeper -- group aiming to protect Charleston's waterways -- has started a crowdsource map to find abandoned boats in the Charleston area. If you know of an abandoned boat in the area hop on over to the map, click edit, and drop a... More
