A new state law has made it easier for municipalities to remove abandoned boats. But finding the money to pay for the costly disposal remains a challenge.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sailboat had seen better days. Sitting in the water at Hilton Head’s Cross Island Boat Landing, it’s brown with rust and mud.

Removing shipwrecked, abandoned or deserted boats from Bluffton waterways will now be a coordinated effort between the town, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and nearby jurisdictions ...

Beneath the peeling paint and rusted decks of derelict boats, there's a deeper human story. Oregon’s waterways face a crisis as abandoned and derelict boats pile up. Left behind by owners unable to ...

Getting a dead boat off the river is not as simple as hooking up a tow line and gunning the engine. Salvage jobs often require barges, cranes, divers, and careful pumping or removal of any onboard ...

Bill helps agencies remove derelict vessels faster by easing owner-identification rules. The change to state law qualifies boats that miss two registration cycles as derelict. Supporters say earlier ...

The governor's proposed budget removes $5 million from the program and redirects it into the state's general fund. Some state ...

The sailboat had seen better days. Sitting in the water at Hilton Head's Cross Island Boat Landing, it's brown with rust and mud. The boat's mast pokes above the water as cars rushed across the the ...