Toronto council motions tackle abandoned watercraft and more safety rules for the busier city waterfront.
There are 13 derelict boats littering the water between the Scarborough Bluffs and Humber Bay, and some Toronto councillors think it’s time for the city to look at whether they can more quickly be dealt with.
There are more than 2,000 abandoned vessels in Canadian waters, according to Robert Brooks, director, vessels of concern, Canadian Coast Guard. Locally, there are five on the Toronto Islands, four in the Humber Bay area and four in the Bluffer’s Park area. From Pickering to St. Catharines, there are 19 abandoned boats in the waters off the GTHA shoreline., which can create problems for marinas.
It can cost up to $25,000 to remove a derelict pleasure boat from the water, depending on the craft and the circumstances, and as much as $30 million to remove a large commercial vessel, according to Brooks. While commercial vessels are sometimes covered by insurance, private boat owners are on the hook for the cost of having their boats removed.
A key element of the package was the passage of the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act, which, for the first time, made it illegal for owners to abandon their boats in Canada.
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