A whole sailboat

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

You know, I like to head down the shore after a big storm to look for pieces of old shipwrecks. A few times now, I've found a nice little piece of a 18th/19th century sailing ship. Well, I sure was surprised to find an entire ship washed ashore this time. It looks like it broke loose from its mooring during a storm last week. There was still uneaten food and unmade beds in the cabin.

 

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[ToddsPoint]

Wow! A whole boat! What will happen to it? Is it repairable? How far did the storm take it?

 

[ARC]

You boarded the vessel ?... it is still considered private property in this state as far as i know.

Your boat find is a very common occurrence here.

 

[pepperj]

Well found, now the question I need to ask.

How will you put it in display-or put your display in the new find.

 

[pepperj]

29 more days it could be considered abandoned.
NJ Law

What is an Abandoned Vessel?​

A vessel is considered abandoned if it has remained moored, grounded, docked, or otherwise attached or fastened to any public land or waterway or any private property without consent for more than 30 days.

The following scenarios may permit a vessel to be identified as abandoned.

• A boat marina or storage facility has a customer who has not made a storage or maintenance payment in over 30 days without an alternate arrangement having been made with the storage facility.
• A private property owner who has found a vessel on their land without the property owner’s consent, and the vessel has been there for more than 30 days.
• A municipality locates a vessel partially or completely submerged or grounded on its beaches, roads or waterways.

 

[ARC]

29 more days it could be considered abandoned.
NJ Law

What is an Abandoned Vessel?​

A vessel is considered abandoned if it has remained moored, grounded, docked, or otherwise attached or fastened to any public land or waterway or any private property without consent for more than 30 days.

The following scenarios may permit a vessel to be identified as abandoned.

• A boat marina or storage facility has a customer who has not made a storage or maintenance payment in over 30 days without an alternate arrangement having been made with the storage facility.
• A private property owner who has found a vessel on their land without the property owner’s consent, and the vessel has been there for more than 30 days.
• A municipality locates a vessel partially or completely submerged or grounded on its beaches, roads or waterways.

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[Blackfoot58]

Could someone have gone overboard?

 

[pepperj]

Could someone have gone overboard?

The picture is cut off but it looks like the forward rode is out laying on the beach.
So the boat could of been anchored.

 

[newnan man]

That happens a lot down here in Florida. Mostly in the intercoastal but I've seen some pretty good size boats washed up on the beach too.

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

We called the coast guard and informed them. According to a friend who lives nearby, the boat has been in that spot since last week when NJ was hit by a major storm. Here's a picture of the anchor, I don't think it weighed more than 15 lbs.

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

Many years ago I read that this spot (which is part of the Gateway National Park system) was notorious for stray vessels washing up. I know of at least two other vessels that have been near this spot in the last couple of years, but there were way more back in the 1920s.

 

[sprailroad]

You boarded the vessel ?... it is still considered private property in this state as far as i know.

Your boat find is a very common occurrence here.

Might one think to board the washed up "Private property" to see IF there might be a live injured person? Just asking...

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

Might one think to board the washed up "Private property" to see IF there might be a live injured person? Just asking...

I think that would be a pretty reasonable thing to do. I didn't go aboard all the same, I could tell there was nobody inside just by looking into the hatch, so I didn't climb on.