Taking on the derelicts
One of the first test cases is likely to be Castle Finn, a vessel which ran aground last November in Ganges Harbour on Salt Spring Island.
Since then, the twin-keeled vessel hasn’t moved despite a massive community effort in the winter. Two fires have since reduced the ship to its hull, but the boat remains stuck on the foreshore.
Contrary to information given out by the Castle Finn’s owner, the Ganges Coast Guard did not assist in bringing the boat to shore and did not grant permission for it to be there.
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