
7:01 am on Wednesday July 14, 2010
| Posted by Ken Hawkins
More abandoned boats pulled from Charleston waters, but plenty left
Image by Flickr user r_bowley
The 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 abandoned boats decay they provide seen and unseen navigational hazards while they leech harmful toxins into our prized waterways. And the Charleston-area's problem is potent enough to compel The New York Times' to use local imagery when the did a story on the issue.
Read more stories on this subject in our abandoned boats topic page.