Derelict airlift at Cowichan Bay
Airlifted by helicopter, one of six derelict boats removed in an operation financed by local businesses at Cowichan Bay. (Photo by Denise Gibson)
“There has been a lot of talk about the problem of derelict boats, but no one seemed ready to take action,” Brian Thacker, owner of Pacific Industrial & Marine, said in a statement. “That’s why a number of us got together and took matters into our own hands.”
Western Forest Products, Western Stevedoring and Pacific Industrial & Marine are sharing the cost — expected to be between $40,000 and $50,000 — of removing six derelict boats from Cowichan Bay.
A helicopter lifted two wrecks from the water on Wednesday. Thacker said the water was too shallow to tow the vessels without damaging the estuary.
See: Group takes to the skies to tackle derelict Cowichan Bay boats.
