Thanks Rob!! I don't know if it floated away in the last Hurricane or they got in way to close in the shallow area trying to make it to the river.....It could certainly take a while and distance to get that big boat afloat!!
Wow. It is insanely shallow around Crawl when you get inside Chassahowitzka Channel. I ran off Bayport to A.H. Richardson two weeks ago and that exact vessel was on anchor well off Beacon Rock. Must have lost anchor and drifted North.
@@thomasmurphy1907 We were there for a morning of Spearfishing, but the initial winds from T.S. Debbie has started and it was really sloppy. There was a layer of "whale snot" in the first two-three feet, so we could not see fish from the surface. We did see one nice Gag in a culvert, which is what we were there to spy on. In the end we returned inshore pretty quickly as the seas were continuing to build. I did get my very first Chassahowitzka Tarpon that day, so it wasn't all bad. ruclips.net/user/shortsRmvjFTy3LkE
if anyone was wondering Florida does not have vessel salvage rights laws, so claiming ownership of an abandoned boat is considered theft under Florida law. However, there is a way to claim the vessel and become the legal owner by reporting it to a law enforcement agency and paying the fees. Florida's maritime law covers legal principles and procedures related to salvage operations, vessel arrests, maritime liens, and other admiralty disputes.
Thanks!! I reported the vessel to FWC and was aware of the salvage laws.....This grounding was not worth the cost especially with the possible environmental problems.....After Hurricane Helene the vessel disappeared somewhere up the coast!!
Thanks Martin!! When I ran into Haulover I could see that critter so I knew it wasn't a small vessel .....Someone 's going to have some explaining to do!!
Thanks Marc!! First time I had seen it.....I talked to FWC and they knew it was off Bayport but wasn't aware it was now grounded in the location it is now......It's reel skinny in that lccation!!
This looks almost identical (at least from a distance) to a large motor yacht that is beached and abandoned in the lower keys west of the seven mile bridge. The dinghy was gone and the davit swung out. It was still there as of about 3 weeks ago when I was last in the area keeled over in a similar manner in shallow water.
Thanks Joey!! With my house damage since Helene I haven't checked to see if the yacht is still up in the Refuge.....with the tidal surge we had the critter has probably moved north of the original location.....Appreciate the interest!!
My first impression was that it broke loose too, but on the other hand, who put out the anchor??? Not like somebody from Clearwater would have had the wherewithal to come up and anchor it.
Thanks Mark!! Something I noticed was the lack of a Boat Identification Number.....It's definitely a mystery and from what I could see the yacht was in disrepair!!
Thanks Vincent!! I originally saw this beast from 2 miles away so I could tell this was a big critter.....This critter isn't coming off the bottom anytime soon!!
Thanks Henri!! My first time seeing anything that big grounded in 6 ft. of water.....There was no BIN so there's no telling what the history might be!!
Hurricane casualty or abandoned? We get a lot of abandoned boats in our area, people just put them on a short anchor and let them float into shallow water. I couldn’t see if it had numbers on it, which are usually removed, but it still had equipment on it.
Thanks J!! I think it's bin abandoned.....No BIN pretty bad list to port.....This big girl is not going anywhere.....It really sticks out in this skinny water!!
Thanks Icy!! This yacht is 60 miles north of Clearwater.....Debby could have moved it that far but FWC was aware of the location before it moved an additional 8 miles to the north to just offshore of the Refuge......FWC was interested if the fuel system had been breached and I could not see any signs of a leak in my 3 rotations of the craft!! I was up there on a 3.4 high ....I'm not sure a flotation collar would get this 20 ton vessel off the bottom!!
Wes, I'm wondering if a retrieving crew could surround the yacht with a pontoon-like floating deck that would slightly lift the yacht off the reef then pull it with a flat bottom boat. I have no clue how something is removed from such a shallow water area. No matter what, it's going to take some time and money to make it happen. I'm sure the game & wildlife patrol will be involve all the way through the process. Man, that's going to be a tough rescue mission. A big boat in skinny waters. Have a fine weekend, Wes. Don 👍🏽🤠 08/16/24
Thanks Don!! This is a hard ground....In less than 6 ft. of water and that port side list will be hard to raise even at an extreme high tide even with a floatation skirt!!
@@houndsmanone4563 Thanks Don!! FWC was aware of this vessel for whatever reason when it was anchored off Bayport about 10 or so miles but they were not aware that it had made it's way north another 8 miles into this shallow water.....They're concern was the leakage of fuel into the environment which I did not see!!😎
Thanks Nathan!! This was at high tide and the water is only 5 ft. deep in that area....If the wrong people find it there might be nothing left to salvage......I noticed that there was no Boat Identification Number attached!!
Thanks Wayn!! It's not in good place to be grounded because of the shallow water and hard lime rock bottom even at high tide which was when i recorded this clip!!
Yeah, it looks like somebody was painting one side of her trying to cover up something. Nobody was around it better be careful. You never know what you’re gonna come up on. Be safe. It looks like the anchor was out though.
Thanks Rande!! No one seems to know if it's stolen or who owns it.....If the boat was leaking fuel the state might get involved......Getting this big boy off the bottom may be very difficult.....I reported it......Let someone else worry about it!!
Thanks Titus!! Someone has a lot of work to get this big gal back in shape....Don't know all the particulars but if the fuel tanks rupture or the hull is breached which it may already have someone is going to pile up a huge expense!!
Thanks Lou!! This boat had been anchored off Bayport for a while and the FWC was aware of it's presence......They didn't know it have moved about 8 miles north into very shallow water.....If the fuel had been leaking someone would have a reel big problem on their hands
I was asked about a fuel spill and I responded that I did not see any but it will be investigated......This vessel was seen anchored off Bayport with no people on board......FWC was not aware that the vessel was hard aground 8 miles farther North than it's original location.....Something out of the ordinary......I got my first thumbs down on this video.......Did I strike a nerve of the owner......If this vessel breaks apart and the environment is compromised in a Federal Refuge.....Watch the CRAP hit the fan!!
@@WesLovelace probably the thumbs down meant that about it being there not making anybody happy I’m sure as long as FWC knows keep up the videos love it . Was just curious.
MTW Thanks!! This yacht has been abandoned for several months and after these last 2 hurricanes to hit the coast here it's doubtful the boat is still in this area of the Gulf!!
@@mtw1234 Unless the State of Florida declares it a derelict vessel I don't believe I have standing rights to any salvage and if the vessel is still hard aground and has diesel in the tanks the environmental problems could be a potential nightmare......I'll pass!!
An interesting tour showing us this abandoned grounded yacht. I enjoyed in full to the end. Thank you, my friend.
Thanks Dave!! First time finding anything this big in this shallow water....This a hard ground and a high tide won't right this big boy!!
Kinda spooky with the anchor down! Be safe out there Wes!👍
Thanks Rob!! I don't know if it floated away in the last Hurricane or they got in way to close in the shallow area trying to make it to the river.....It could certainly take a while and distance to get that big boat afloat!!
I've read elsewhere that even with a flood tide they won't be able to pull that boat off the reef, will be an interesting follow.
Thanks Clifford!! This is a hard ground in this shallow water ....I'm not sure a flotation skirt would work on this rocky bottom!!
Wow. It is insanely shallow around Crawl when you get inside Chassahowitzka Channel.
I ran off Bayport to A.H. Richardson two weeks ago and that exact vessel was on anchor well off Beacon Rock. Must have lost anchor and drifted North.
How was the fishing at the reef?
@@thomasmurphy1907 We were there for a morning of Spearfishing, but the initial winds from T.S. Debbie has started and it was really sloppy. There was a layer of "whale snot" in the first two-three feet, so we could not see fish from the surface. We did see one nice Gag in a culvert, which is what we were there to spy on.
In the end we returned inshore pretty quickly as the seas were continuing to build.
I did get my very first Chassahowitzka Tarpon that day, so it wasn't all bad.
ruclips.net/user/shortsRmvjFTy3LkE
I've been meaning to check the reefs out.
Thanks Thomas!! This a hard ground in this shallow water so recovery will be a tough proposition even trying a flotation skirt!!
Thanks LSJ!! I talked to FWC and they were aware of the vessel but was not aware of the grounding north of the previous location.....They do now!!
Such impressive scenes... a bit mysterious should say... wonder what could have happened 🙏🌹
Thanks Therese!! No telling with this yacht but being hard aground in the shallow water and listing like it is may make it difficult to refloat!!
if anyone was wondering
Florida does not have vessel salvage rights laws, so claiming ownership of an abandoned boat is considered theft under Florida law. However, there is a way to claim the vessel and become the legal owner by reporting it to a law enforcement agency and paying the fees. Florida's maritime law covers legal principles and procedures related to salvage operations, vessel arrests, maritime liens, and other admiralty disputes.
Thanks!! I reported the vessel to FWC and was aware of the salvage laws.....This grounding was not worth the cost especially with the possible environmental problems.....After Hurricane Helene the vessel disappeared somewhere up the coast!!
Thankfully I never had that experience during all my years behind the wheel.
Thanks Martin!! When I ran into Haulover I could see that critter so I knew it wasn't a small vessel .....Someone 's going to have some explaining to do!!
I’d seen pics of this earlier this week and recognized that island from your vids & was gonna ask if you’d seen it. Skinny she ain’t!!!!
Thanks Marc!! First time I had seen it.....I talked to FWC and they knew it was off Bayport but wasn't aware it was now grounded in the location it is now......It's reel skinny in that lccation!!
This looks almost identical (at least from a distance) to a large motor yacht that is beached and abandoned in the lower keys west of the seven mile bridge. The dinghy was gone and the davit swung out. It was still there as of about 3 weeks ago when I was last in the area keeled over in a similar manner in shallow water.
Thanks Joey!! With my house damage since Helene I haven't checked to see if the yacht is still up in the Refuge.....with the tidal surge we had the critter has probably moved north of the original location.....Appreciate the interest!!
My first impression was that it broke loose too, but on the other hand, who put out the anchor??? Not like somebody from Clearwater would have had the wherewithal to come up and anchor it.
Thanks Mark!! Something I noticed was the lack of a Boat Identification Number.....It's definitely a mystery and from what I could see the yacht was in disrepair!!
Seen that last Saturday, he is getting that out any time soon . It’s our new land/flats marker .
Thanks Kerry!! Once I say that beast it was still evident that it was way too big to be stranded in that rocky shallow water!!
Wow😮 unbelievable.
Thanks Vincent!! I originally saw this beast from 2 miles away so I could tell this was a big critter.....This critter isn't coming off the bottom anytime soon!!
That's too bad for the owners. It's going to be get hard to get it out of there.
Thanks Henri!! My first time seeing anything that big grounded in 6 ft. of water.....There was no BIN so there's no telling what the history might be!!
Hurricane casualty or abandoned? We get a lot of abandoned boats in our area, people just put them on a short anchor and let them float into shallow water. I couldn’t see if it had numbers on it, which are usually removed, but it still had equipment on it.
Looks too nice to be abandoned. I'm guess the last Hurricane got it.
Thanks Ralph!! That's going to be a beast to right.....I could have anchored and walked to the boat even with the high tide!!
Thanks J!! I think it's bin abandoned.....No BIN pretty bad list to port.....This big girl is not going anywhere.....It really sticks out in this skinny water!!
Kinda curious how it got there in the first place. Maybe with a king tide they can get it out without damaging the reef area.
Thanks Icy!! This yacht is 60 miles north of Clearwater.....Debby could have moved it that far but FWC was aware of the location before it moved an additional 8 miles to the north to just offshore of the Refuge......FWC was interested if the fuel system had been breached and I could not see any signs of a leak in my 3 rotations of the craft!! I was up there on a 3.4 high ....I'm not sure a flotation collar would get this 20 ton vessel off the bottom!!
Wes, I'm wondering if a retrieving crew could surround the yacht with a pontoon-like floating deck that would slightly lift the yacht off the reef then pull it with a flat bottom boat. I have no clue how something is removed from such a shallow water area. No matter what, it's going to take some time and money to make it happen. I'm sure the game & wildlife patrol will be involve all the way through the process. Man, that's going to be a tough rescue mission. A big boat in skinny waters. Have a fine weekend, Wes. Don 👍🏽🤠 08/16/24
Thanks Don!! This is a hard ground....In less than 6 ft. of water and that port side list will be hard to raise even at an extreme high tide even with a floatation skirt!!
@@WesLovelace Wow, how in the heck did the boat even make it into the skinny water? Well, the owner will have his hands full. Have a fine weekend. Don
@@houndsmanone4563 Thanks Don!! FWC was aware of this vessel for whatever reason when it was anchored off Bayport about 10 or so miles but they were not aware that it had made it's way north another 8 miles into this shallow water.....They're concern was the leakage of fuel into the environment which I did not see!!😎
Bummer!! Thats not going to be fun in sun getting her back on keel! I assume you tide change is minimal maybe a foot on flood?
Thanks Nathan!! This was at high tide and the water is only 5 ft. deep in that area....If the wrong people find it there might be nothing left to salvage......I noticed that there was no Boat Identification Number attached!!
Sad sight. I hope the owner recovers it before some scavengers claim it.
Thanks Wayn!! It's not in good place to be grounded because of the shallow water and hard lime rock bottom even at high tide which was when i recorded this clip!!
Yeah, it looks like somebody was painting one side of her trying to cover up something. Nobody was around it better be careful. You never know what you’re gonna come up on. Be safe. It looks like the anchor was out though.
DMP.....Thanks!! No BIN on the side and someone said this same vessel was anchored south of this location offshore of Bayport!!
I wonder what the story is behind that wreck.
Thanks Dug!! I think it's abandoned.....No BIN.....Trying to right this critter is going to be a reel PITA.....For someone!!
Chris Craft or Bertram? Nice old boat for looping.
Thanks Matt!! It could have been a Hatteras.....There were no markings so I couldn't say for sure!!😎
@@WesLovelace if you pay a marine company to rescue it they can file a lien. They know how. Maybe it's not Wirth the money.
@@mattparke4322 To me it's a junker and after these last 2 hurricanes it's doubtful that it's even located where I found it!!
Tow it back to shore... FREE BOAT!
Thanks Rande!! No one seems to know if it's stolen or who owns it.....If the boat was leaking fuel the state might get involved......Getting this big boy off the bottom may be very difficult.....I reported it......Let someone else worry about it!!
I think that the anchor being down you're not allowed to salvage it
That was a nice yacht and i am sure that is no fun.
Thanks Titus!! Someone has a lot of work to get this big gal back in shape....Don't know all the particulars but if the fuel tanks rupture or the hull is breached which it may already have someone is going to pile up a huge expense!!
ouch that's unfortunate for the owner
Thanks Lou!! This boat had been anchored off Bayport for a while and the FWC was aware of it's presence......They didn't know it have moved about 8 miles north into very shallow water.....If the fuel had been leaking someone would have a reel big problem on their hands
Any word on that boat Wes ?
I was asked about a fuel spill and I responded that I did not see any but it will be investigated......This vessel was seen anchored off Bayport with no people on board......FWC was not aware that the vessel was hard aground 8 miles farther North than it's original location.....Something out of the ordinary......I got my first thumbs down on this video.......Did I strike a nerve of the owner......If this vessel breaks apart and the environment is compromised in a Federal Refuge.....Watch the CRAP hit the fan!!
@@WesLovelace probably the thumbs down meant that about it being there not making anybody happy I’m sure as long as FWC knows keep up the videos love it . Was just curious.
I found a case of beer in a garage.
It's party tie Lester!!
that sucks some lost alot of money
Thanks John!! This is a hard ground .....No big tide will right this big boy and will be costly for someone!!
Dude, check to see if anyone is on board. There could be someone in trouble.
MTW Thanks!! This yacht has been abandoned for several months and after these last 2 hurricanes to hit the coast here it's doubtful the boat is still in this area of the Gulf!!
@WesLovelace 👍
@WesLovelace ya know, those Caterpillars or whatever powers it could be worth some $ 😁
@@mtw1234 Unless the State of Florida declares it a derelict vessel I don't believe I have standing rights to any salvage and if the vessel is still hard aground and has diesel in the tanks the environmental problems could be a potential nightmare......I'll pass!!
@WesLovelace
Ah, I don't blame you. ✌️