Endless, a 34-foot Bristol sailboat, came ashore after the anchor line failed and high winds blew the boat to the beach. Jason Harris of Key West, the live-aboard owner, did not have the money to get the boat towed out to sea or repaired, so he abandoned it and has since moved to North Carolina.
‘Harris is agreeing to sign over the ownership of the boat to the Town of Ocean Ridge and we will take the responsibility of having it removed,’ Police Chief Richard Jones said.
Because the $10,000 to $12,000 estimate from Sea Tow to remove the boat would exceed the town manager’s discretionary spending limit, the topic will be on the agenda of the Town Commission meeting April 4.
Sea turtle nesting season means the boat cannot be cut up and removed by a bulldozer on the beach. Nearly $7,000 has been raised since local resident Charles McIntyre set up gofundme.com/f/emergency-shipwreck-relief-fund to help Harris start his new life. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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