Wounded Nature-Working Veterans Abandoned Boat Removal Efforts

Wounded Nature, Working Veterans, boaters, non-Veterans, Non-Profit, Opportunity, Environment, Environmental Difference, Genesis, Education, Missions, Oil Spill, Marine, Investigate, Fix, Research, Rescue, Birds, Sea Turtles, Sea Mammals, Plastics, Beach, East, Coast, Boat, Carolina, Coastal, Seafood, Decline, America, Critical, Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat, Habitat, Pollution, Trash, Debris, Clean, Cleaned, Donations, Memberships, Sponsorships, Donate, Grants, Fund, Funds, Charleston, South CarolinaWhy We Focused on Abandoned Boats in Addition to Debris Cleanups

Boats get left behind for a number of reasons and they can be a huge environmental hazard (think: lead ballasts, gasoline tanks, and overall shoreline pollution) not to mention they are an eyesore on our beautiful coastline. It’s quite a task to tackle, and while we have some help from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Charleston Harbor Police, and many others, getting the boats out of the water and onto dry land is difficult, and the effort doesn’t stop there.

Demolition is labor intensive and we accept all the help we can find!  Gas, oil, and sewage have to be removed from all of the vessels before being sent to the landfill. During the summer and fall of 2019, we sent over 30 boats to the Bees Ferry Landfill.  We sent them there in dumpsters, car haulers, and boat trailers.  To date, there have been 198 abandoned boats removed, 73 dumpsters filled, 276 tires removed and 2,816 crab traps retrieved.

This is a continuing effort and we will not be the principal group involved, but, will provide our full support to all of the organizations working on this problem.

WARNING!!!

You can NOT salvage what you think is an abandoned boat. It is a felony theft to remove items from these boats. It is also trespassing to be on someone else’s property and/or inside their dwelling without permission.

While you may not see anyone or anything nearby, most U.S. coastal waters are monitored 24/7 by drones with high resolution cameras.

Wounded Nature, Working Veterans, boaters, non-Veterans, Opportunity, Environment, Environmental Difference, Genesis, Missions, Oil Spill, Investigate, Fix, Rescue, Birds, Sea Turtles, Sea Mammals, Plastics, Coastal, Seafood, Decline, America, Critical, Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat, Habitat, Trash, Debris, Clean, Cleaned, Donations, Memberships, Sponsorships, Grants, Fund, Funds, Charleston, South Carolina
Wounded Nature, Working Veterans, boaters, non-Veterans, Opportunity, Environment, Environmental Difference, Genesis, Missions, Oil Spill, Investigate, Fix, Rescue, Birds, Sea Turtles, Sea Mammals, Plastics, Coastal, Seafood, Decline, America, Critical, Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat, Habitat, Trash, Debris, Clean, Cleaned, Donations, Memberships, Sponsorships, Grants, Fund, Funds, Charleston, South Carolina
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Wounded Nature, Working Veterans, boaters, non-Veterans, Non-Profit, Opportunity, Environment, Environmental Difference, Genesis, Education, Missions, Oil Spill, Marine, Investigate, Fix, Research, Rescue, Birds, Sea Turtles, Sea Mammals, Plastics, Beach, East, Coast, Boat, Carolina, Coastal, Seafood, Decline, America, Critical, Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat, Habitat, Pollution, Trash, Debris, Clean, Cleaned, Donations, Memberships, Sponsorships, Donate, Grants, Fund, Funds, Charleston, South Carolina
Wounded Nature, Working Veterans, boaters, non-Veterans, Non-Profit, Opportunity, Environment, Environmental Difference, Genesis, Education, Missions, Oil Spill, Marine, Investigate, Fix, Research, Rescue, Birds, Sea Turtles, Sea Mammals, Plastics, Beach, East, Coast, Boat, Carolina, Coastal, Seafood, Decline, America, Critical, Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat, Habitat, Pollution, Trash, Debris, Clean, Cleaned, Donations, Memberships, Sponsorships, Donate, Grants, Fund, Funds, Charleston, South Carolina
Wounded Nature, Working Veterans, boaters, non-Veterans, Non-Profit, Opportunity, Environment, Environmental Difference, Genesis, Education, Missions, Oil Spill, Marine, Investigate, Fix, Research, Rescue, Birds, Sea Turtles, Sea Mammals, Plastics, Beach, East, Coast, Boat, Carolina, Coastal, Seafood, Decline, America, Critical, Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat, Habitat, Pollution, Trash, Debris, Clean, Cleaned, Donations, Memberships, Sponsorships, Donate, Grants, Fund, Funds, Charleston, South Carolina
Wounded Nature, Working Veterans, boaters, non-Veterans, Non-Profit, Opportunity, Environment, Environmental Difference, Genesis, Education, Missions, Oil Spill, Marine, Investigate, Fix, Research, Rescue, Birds, Sea Turtles, Sea Mammals, Plastics, Beach, East, Coast, Boat, Carolina, Coastal, Seafood, Decline, America, Critical, Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat, Habitat, Pollution, Trash, Debris, Clean, Cleaned, Donations, Memberships, Sponsorships, Donate, Grants, Fund, Funds, Charleston, South Carolina
Wounded Nature, Working Veterans, boaters, non-Veterans, Non-Profit, Opportunity, Environment, Environmental Difference, Genesis, Education, Missions, Oil Spill, Marine, Investigate, Fix, Research, Rescue, Birds, Sea Turtles, Sea Mammals, Plastics, Beach, East, Coast, Boat, Carolina, Coastal, Seafood, Decline, America, Critical, Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat, Habitat, Pollution, Trash, Debris, Clean, Cleaned, Donations, Memberships, Sponsorships, Donate, Grants, Fund, Funds, Charleston, South Carolina

Some of Our Awesome Volunteers:

Jonas AstorLarry BaldwinPamela Barineau
Alex BergJonas BergSofia Berg
Amanda BonnetteJackie BramerSteve Bramer
Greta BridgesJason BussellNeal Cockrell
Don CrowByron Keith DalrympleJill Dalrymple
Kaitlyn DalrympleLynsey DeVaneEric Dietrich
Tom DoughertyJulie EngbringAshly Farrior
Sue GregoryPeter HammTom Hargett
Jesse HollahanSteve HuckfinBeth Huntley
Greg HutchinsBrendon JohnsonJason Johnson
Scott JohnsonSyd JohnsonWhit Jones
Ashley KayDori LewisWalter Lewis
James McDonaldRobert MorrisonPeggy Morse
Gary MushockJames NeblettMichael Olack
Chris OwenJim ParkerWalter Runck
Bob SeidlerGreg SnyderLori Strollo
Bethna VeylNeal WalshLeAnn Wylie
Clinton Wiley

Our Corporate Sponsors:

Dolphin Cove Marina
Party City  
Superior Transportation
Simply Southern  
What the Fin

Government Agency Partners:

National Park Service – Gateway 
Charleston County – Commission and Landfill  
Charleston Police Department – Harbor Unit (part of CPD Team 7) 
City of Folly Beach 
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 

If you need to have a boat removed from the water, please go to our Boat Salvage Directory to find an organization close to you. They will help you.