With close to 1,600 abandoned and derelict boats reported to be in the waters around B.C., the Canadian Coast Guard is asking for patience from boaters and others as it works to enforce the . . .
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According to the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), there are approximately 1,800 wrecked, abandoned or hazardous vessels across Canada, leaving behind significant environmental and health hazards.
It s not pretty, but it s important : Residents rally to save piece of sunken vessel
While many coastal communities in Nova Scotia have fought hard to get rid of their derelict vessels, the residents of Drum Head have fallen in love with theirs and don t want to see it go.
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Boiler from a schooner that went down off Drum Head, N.S., has sat just offshore for a century
Posted: May 07, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 7
The boiler is the only remnant of a vessel that sank off the shores of Drum Head, N.S., in the 1920s. (Save The Drumhead Boiler/Facebook)
Federal funding secured to assist in removal of 14 abandoned vessels in N.S.
The province has secured federal funding to remove 14 abandoned vessels from across Nova Scotia. The funding comes from Ottawa s Abandoned Boats Program.
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Posted: Feb 22, 2021 12:56 PM AT | Last Updated: February 22
Nova Scotia Lands has received funding to clean up 14 sunken vessels, including boats in Margaree Harbour and the Mira river in Cape Breton. (Nova Scotia Lands)
The province has secured federal funding to remove 14 abandoned vessels from across Nova Scotia.
The funding comes from Transport Canada s Abandoned Boats Program. This work will stop the environmental impacts these abandoned vessels have on the shoreline and communities, Nova Scotia Lands president Stephen MacIsaac stated in a news release.