Canadian Coast Guard fined a BC vessel owner $15k for a hazardous sailboat at Vancouver's Jericho Beach, under the Wrecks Act; owner was previously instructed to remove it.
The Canadian Coast Guard fined a BC vessel owner $15k under the Wrecks, Abandoned or Dangerous Vessels Act for a hazardous sailboat at Vancouver's Jericho Beach. The boat's instability and deteriorating hull posed pollution risks and caused structural damage. The owner was previously instructed to remove it; failing to do so led to the fine, part of the federal government's oceans protection plan.
May 21, 2024
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