From Cottage Life………….
Comprehensive new legislation from the Canadian government, the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act (C-64), may sound like it’s aimed at freighters and tankers, but it could prove to be an important tool in combatting another problem: recreational boats that are scuttled by owners.
“Wrecked, abandoned, and hazardous vessels can pose environmental, economic, social, and safety risks, and are a concern for coastal and shoreline communities,” a Transport Canada senior communications advisor tells us. “As part of the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government is implementing a comprehensive national strategy to address wrecked, abandoned, and hazardous vessels (including small boats) that focuses on the prevention and removal of these problem vessels.”
The Act makes abandoning a vessel and irresponsible vessel management illegal in Canada. The law makes it illegal for someone to allow a vessel to become a wreck by failing to maintain it, and for anyone in charge of a vessel “to knowingly cause it to sink or partially sink or to be stranded or grounded, including on the shore.”
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