Abandoned Boats Pile Up In Staten Island Harbor
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2017
- THE FLOATING GRAVEYARD
Abandoned boats are drifting in Staten Island's Great Kills Harbor and no one seems to know what to do with them.
Local residents are outraged. They say at least four boats have been recovered from the waters and told Diana Blass of Chasing News that dozens of abandoned moorings remain. The boats are hidden in high tide and have been described as a ticking time bomb.
NYC's Parks Department said it is not responsible for abandoned boats and moorings in state-owned waters.
Why arent the registered owners being held responsible for the removal of their property?
That boat the Minnow at 0:49 was owned by the skipper and Gilligan, it was on a three hour tour.
We have the same problem in the water ways of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Stanley Keith and in NorCal. Homeless people end up squatting in them.
why do the chasing news girls stitting on desks, look like they've seen action at the ranch.LOL😁
This is a great video. Keep up the excellent work.
finest reporter i've seen in my entire life
Its amazing to me that this issue doesn't have a more clear cut path of responsibility.
JimsEquipmentShed la
All these boats had VIN or some kind of ID tags...so why arent' they going after the OWNERS???
here's the problem...
They contact the last registered owner, who replies that he sold the boat over a year ago, and that whoever bought the boat from him must not have reregistered the boat into his name...so therefore, he's not responsible for what the 'new' owner did with the boat. (a likely BS story) >:(
This is the same problem with derelict motorhomes being abandoned alongside the road. Whoever bought this motorhome from me last year never registered it into his name, so it's not my problem.
Out here in Oregon, we now have a spot on the back of the registration that when you sell your vehicle (or vessel), the buyer has to fill out their info on it. You then take this to the DMV and it clears your name from ownership. If the purchaser never put it into this name, then it's not your problem, plus it leaves a paper trail to where the thing went..
I think this is a great idea, and should be implemented nationwide!.
DANGEROUS!!! DEFINITELY NEED A ...NEW WAY TO REGISTER THE BOATS!!!!
It smells and is an eyesore,we'll at least it floated to the correct location that it will fit right in,the garbage dump Staten Island.
Where I’m at the police department has been dealing with this type of situation. From my property I can see 6 abandon sunken vessels on the inter coastal. Last month the police pulled 6 vessels out.
That poor Chris Craft desirable hull and she still had her 427FE engines still in her😥
I said the same thing they were some of the better made boats of their time from V6 Chevy's to Big Block Chevy engines. I spend a lot of time restoring 70's Chevy Trucks because people find them so desirable.
Go after the last registered owner. HIN/Registration numbers were clearly marked on the boat.
Never, ever sell a boat and NOT have the title transferred to the new owner.
I bought a boat once & the paperwork didnt go through in time before i sank it. I Walked away. Nothing happened to the owner either.
NY boats do not have titles....at least my SeaRay 24 footer doesn't.....when purchased new from Dealer a buyer will get a Point of Origin Statement so it can be registered. After that it is a transferable registration process. What they should be doing instead of mooring them is towing them out to deep water an sinking them to make artificial reefs ..this will clear up hazards an allow for money generating moorings. I am in upState NY.....the people in an around Staten Island.....are DUMB and lazy....!!!!
At low tide get the registration #, find out who the owner is, and place a lien on his property until the boat is removed. An accident is just waiting to happen then, the lawsuits will begin. For the ones beached the state should hire a salvage company to cut up the boat and haul it away. Not brain science just common sense.
That was my friends boat years ago , RIP -GORDY -Tottenville Marina / off conference house u would find him bass fishing with this boat and playing acoustic guitar .
lol what's with the constant juxtaposing to the production crew?
repair them and export them i want a boat badly but most are expensive so repairing them and getting profit by selling them back should be good right ?
If it was that easy to repair someone would have already took that abandoned junk before they got to make the news on it.
It's not hard to figure out who boats belong to. Hardly anybody obliterates serial numbers or registration info on boat hulls and there are other ways to track them down anyway.
Local governments and law enforcement are just lazy like usual.
It's the wrong spot on the map lol
Get a match and some unleaded. That boat has no value left.
Boats need to be register every 2 years by computer, have a gps on it ,just like a commercial truck.
Night Hiker - it's made of fiber glass and would be toxic/hazardous to to that eco system
Toxic so fucking what it's Jersey and the wind blow so hard you wouldn't even notice it
Suggesting felony arson, wow
Gas, matches and some marshmallows. Problem solved.
I would not eat the food u cook off it
if someone wants to abandon their boat ill gladly take it as a donation?
No,you wont.
Why abandon a boat when the owner could at least sell it for a case of beer and problem solved.
U cant even give them away
No one is buying that pice of crap. Nobody is even going to take it for free.
chop saw and roll off dumpsters/ it's the only way to resolve the problems
Not a problem. Tow 'em ten miles out, make artificial reefs.
Yup. Take them out and sink them in deep water. It's done all the time.
Have to clean the oils and fuel
I'd like those 427's
nice yoga pants
I would like a free boat.
Even with all the holes in it? would cost you double than the boat would be worth
There is NO such thing as a "free" boat!
So we have a bunch a homeless people in this country and we have a bunch of abandon boats that can be put into dry docks. Well, you got me. I don't know how to solve this problem.
Jeff Ranger - Remember the FEMA trailers? Sounds like a good idea until mold was discovered inside them.
Too bad people couldn't come get them
A wood love this boat
Send a good one my way
ill take the stainless railings
I don't think anyone's taking anything off unless they wanna be the owner lol...
Abandoned boats and RVs are a symptom of the dying middle class and income inequality.
That reporter is cute asfuck
She is a very cute blonde
What a cute little blond! Comes from a rich family and never had to work a real job in her life.
its a coast gurd issue and nationel sercerty laws to clean it up
But, yet they want our tax dollars for property tax. SCAMMMM........
Diane Blass? Rhymes with, with, er with... haha. I'd like to take her for a ride in MY harbour! Trying to find an abandoned boat for her right now...
Why shod the original owner be liable? Those boats could have exchanged hands several times. In the end the state will increase the price of registration to compensate. The revenue created will be sucked into a burocratic vacuum the problem won't be solved but you'll pay 2× as much for following the law in the first place. BTW they won't have the resources to fine those without registration and no means. Again full circle but you will pay.
Very true , this boat was a friend of mine about 10 years ago , and he has passed on , I’m sure who ever got boat from him didn’t register it , RIP - GORDY- Tottenville Marina , he fished conference house on Staten Island and played guitar on this boat
Just burn the sumabich am I the only one here?
Yes
Y’all are screwed.. maritime law... best thing to do is get a tug and pull the wreckage to deeper water to scuttle.
crybabies
kerosene and a lighter....simple and eazy
And a felony
A wood love this boat