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Coast guard floats new solution to widespread B.C. problem of abandoned boats | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)

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[–] lorch 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I skimmed the article and I still don't know what this clickbait solution is.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

In late June, the coast guard imposed its first fine under the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act, a 2019 law that empowers authorities to penalize owners of boats that are hazardous to marine environments and public safety.

The owner of a wrecked cabin cruiser, the Akoo, which had washed ashore on Vancouver Island, was fined $15,000 after being targeted by a coast guard compliance and enforcement program established in April, said Paul Barrett, the agency's superintendent of compliance and enforcement.

A newish law lets the government fine the owners of these derelicts, and recently they have been using it.