Mike Provost was boating with his family one day when they saw a disintegrating boat tied up to a tree on the shore of Long Creek, one of the hundreds of creeks threading through the Virginia Beach ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Rotting hulls. Leaking oil. Tangled fishing lines. Abandoned and derelict vessels pose growing problems in waterways nationwide, leading to safety risks, environmental harm, ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — As a spring tide on Broad Creek ebbed in the early afternoon of Sept. 10, the hull of what had once been a modest sailboat revealed itself just past the ramp at Cross Island Boat ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Lake Mead officials continue to remove abandoned boats as water levels continue to shrink, calling them “eyesores” across the landscape. The lake level dipped to 1,055 feet on ...

CHARLESTON — South Carolina residents can now keep a close eye on the vast number of abandoned boats in coastal waters — and when they’ve been cleaned up — with a newly launched database from the ...

While a majority of the boats were found in or near the Long Island Sound, 13, or nearly a quarter, of the boats were found in or near the Connecticut River. The Thames River was the third most common ...

An abandoned yacht is beached on the edge of Offatts Bayou in Galveston on Jan. 27, 2026. Galveston city council members are discussing ways to get rid of abandoned, wrecked or derelict boats sitting ...

Damaged boats are just one of many hazards left behind after storms. Randy Vance Mike Provost was boating with his family one day when they saw a disintegrating boat tied up to a tree on the shore of ...