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Saving Biscayne Bay: Miami-Dade starts to remove abandoned vessels
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MIAMI – Miami-Dade County took another step on Friday to take care of Biscayne Bay, the largest estuary on the coast of southeast Florida.
Miami-Dade Police Department’s illegal dumping unit scanned the bay in search of abandoned vessels. Officers used a crane on a barge, a shoal-draft flat-bottomed boat. The team included divers.
“Abandoned or derelict vessels continue to be a problem in Biscayne Bay . causing pollution, trash and overall navigational hazards to the waterways,” Detective Andre Martin said.
The crew removed five vessels from the bay on their first day. The department’s operation was in collaboration with Miami-Dade County’s Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, and it is just beginning.