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Large sailboat washes ashore on the Outer Banks with 95-year-old mariner inside

A 41-foot sailboat with an elderly mariner on board washed ashore on the northern Outer Banks early Saturday.

The Coast Guard was notified that the boat, named Siesta, lost a rudder and beached itself in Carova. One person was on board, identified by witnesses as a 95-year-old man from Florida. No injuries were reported.

On Sunday, the Coast Guard will oversee removal of diesel fuel from the sailboat to prevent any possibility of pollution, Coast Guard public affairs said in an email.

“The sailboat will be secured on the beach through this afternoon and tonight,” the email said.

On Thursday, the Coast Guard rescued three adults and a 15-year-old from a sinking sailboat off the coast of Cape Hatteras .

Kari Pugh, [email protected]

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Sailboat that washed ashore on East Beach sold, new owner hopes to restore it

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – One of two boats that washed ashore in Santa Barbara during this week's storm is being given a second chance.

The Varuna — a 40-foot wooden sailboat — has been sold and is in the process of being recovered. Todd Black says his brother saw the boat on the beach and thought his company could help the owner move it.

Instead, the former owner sold the boat to Black for $100.

Black plans to ship the boat to his family’s home in Los Osos, repair it, and hopefully, sail it again in Morro Bay.

“It’s a glorious boat," Black said. "It’s why I was down to save it. This thing is worth saving. I don’t want to smash it up."

The boat spent the past couple of decades in Santa Barbara. It washed ashore on East Beach Tuesday morning following Monday's storm.

Radio and TV personality Red Skelton was said to have owned the boat before its previous owner. That owner says the rutter broke before the storm and hopes to see it fixed and back on the water soon.

Black said he's willing to put in the work to restore the boat to its former glory.

"I’m going through every means possible that I have to make it happen,” he said.

A few miles south, a fishing vessel washed ashore in Montecito at Butterfly Beach. The family that owns the boat named "Surfish," as well as a handful of local volunteers, worked early Wednesday morning to try and free the boat in hopes of getting it upright when high tide comes in.

"We are trying to get it off the beach not only to protect the beach but this is our livelihood, I mean this is everything for us so really hoping we can get it up and going," said Rose Brown, owner of Surfish.

The owner of the other boat that washed ashore on East Beach during Monday's storm said they had no plans to put it back in the water. Officials said each owner would have 72 hours to get the boat cleaned up off the beach.

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The clock is ticking for a sailboat that washed ashore on Anna Maria Island.

Michigan resident James Golembiewski, the boat’s owner, told The Islander Feb. 16 that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission gave him 21 days — until March 7 — to recover the 1981 Young Sun 35-foot sailboat named Lucky Us 2 from the shoreline in Holmes Beach.

If Golembiewski fails to remove the boat or raise the $10,000 needed for a tow, the FWC will remove and dispose of the boat and charge Golembiewski with its cost.

At press time for The Islander on Feb. 20, Golembiewski scuttled his plans to make an attempt at high tide with a group of boat captains and their boats to pull the sailboat into deeper water.

Golembiewski, 37, said he purchased the sailboat in Jacksonville last November for about $14,000 and spent almost as much for repairs ahead of its launch in December.

He has been a professional tree climber for 15 years and has little experience in sailing, but his childhood friend from Michigan, identified to The Islander only as Nick, has sailing experience and was along for the voyage.

The pair set off with Anclote Key in Pinellas County as their destination — a 400-mile trip — and made it around much of the Florida peninsula without many issues, even picking up another passenger along the way.

“We’ve had difficulties here and there but we’ve overcome many electrical obstacles, mechanical obstacles,” Golembiewski said. “We are high-spirited. … It has been a real journey.”

However, by Feb. 11, the vessel’s luck appeared to run dry.

Golembiewski said the sail ripped early that day, so they crafted a makeshift sail with the remains, using a technique called “reefing.”

The makeshift sail was good enough to take them another 50 miles, when a storm came up and weather conditions were too rough to continue.

“All of a sudden these waves started hitting us real hard and real bad,” Golembiewski said. “It was like being in a car wreck over and over again.”

Golembiewski and the crew anchored in 16-20 feet of water a couple of miles off the coast of Holmes Beach with hopes the storm would pass.

“I said, ‘We’ve got a good anchor, we’ve got a good boat, we’ll be fine,’” Golembiewski said. “This boat is designed to cross oceans. This boat is designed to go to different worlds.”

However, after 4-5 hours of waiting, the storm worsened, and the three sailors voted 2-1 to call for a rescue.

Golembiewski voted “no,” banking on the boat’s durability, but he changed his mind after the U.S. Coast Guard vessel arrived and advised him to evacuate the vessel.

Senior Chief William Flores of the Coast Guard Station Cortez told The Islander Feb. 17 that they received the call for a rescue around 3 a.m. Feb. 12.

Flores said when the Cortez crew found the vessel, there were waves 6-9 feet high and 25-knot sustained winds.

“They were having a real hard time and getting beaten up by the swells,” Flores said.

The Coast Guard tied up to the sailboat and escorted the trip from Lucky Us 2 and brought them back to shore.

“It was definitely a dangerous situation and we’re thankful we got the call early and were ready to get out there,” Flores said. “I’m really proud of the crew here and that they answered the call, did great given the circumstances and three lives were saved.”

“They did an amazing, fantastic job,” Golembiewski said.

A few hours after Golembiewski and his passengers were rescued, people reported seeing the sailboat crashing in the waves on the shore around 79th Street in Holmes Beach.

Golembiewski said he found the boat extensively damaged and the anchor broke off.

The boat also was missing a dinghy motor and grill, which were observed earlier when it washed ashore, according to Golembiewski.

The two removed gas and oil cans from the beached vessel, then tried to make the wreck as presentable as possible.

“Our first thing that we wanted to do was secure any diesel or anything that would hurt this beautiful island and area,” Golembiewski said.

Despite the boat’s condition, Golembiewski said it would still be able to sail if brought to deeper water.

His goal was to raise the vessel and complete the remaining 49-mile voyage to Anclote Keys off Tarpon Springs, where they intend to repair the boat.

Golembiewski told The Islander Feb. 18 that a local fisherman offered advice on how to shimmy the boat back out to sea with elbow grease, and they were going to try his method to avoid the cost of removal.

In the meantime, they’re living in a shuttle bus they own and brought to the area.

City code compliance supervisor JT Thomas told The Islander Feb. 16 that the city would not use taxpayer funds to pay for the vessel’s removal.

Thomas said code compliance would monitor the vessel and ensure it didn’t pose a threat to beachgoers and the environment.

“It wasn’t like it was negligence, they just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. But now that the boat is on the beach, we got to make sure that we don’t have our taxpayers and visitors in harm’s way of a big old giant sailboat,” Thomas said.

“We’re going to secure it and make sure they get it off our beach safely,” he added.

Golembiewski Feb. 15 created a GoFundMe campaign, “Help Unbeach Lucky Us 2,” to raise money for his cause. He said any extra money would be donated to a good cause, as suggested by Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth.

“We really do love the boat and we will not walk away from it,” Golembiewski said. “If this does work out and we leave Anna Maria Island, we will leave with thanks to the community.”

The GoFundMe campaign had raised $1,681 from 38 donors as of Feb. 18.

People can donate by visiting gofundme.com/f/74vefz-help-us-unbeach-lucky-us-ii.

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Sailboat washes ashore on Jacksonville Beach near Hampton Inn

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — A sailboat is stuck on shore on Jacksonville Beach.

It’s happening near 15th Avenue North near the Hampton Inn Jacksonville Beach/Oceanfront in the area of 1st Street North.

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A viewer sent us video of the boat. The First Alert Weather Team said the surf is rough in that area.

A witness told Action News Jax’s John Bachman that he was standing next to the officer who responded. The owner of the boat told the officer he was anchored 1/4 of a mile off Neptune Beach when the boat’s motor and anchor broke, causing it to wash ashore.

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The owner of the beached sailboat, John Lucas Rehberg, says he has been served with a Derelict Vessel Notice saying he must remove his boat or pay nearly 15,000 dollars to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

As of Monday, Oct.30th, Rehberg has 18 days to comply.

Photos: Sailboat washes ashore on Jacksonville Beach near Hampton Inn

Sailboat washes ashore on Jacksonville Beach near Hampton Inn A sailboat got stuck on shore on Jacksonville Beach near 15th Avenue North near the Hampton Inn Jacksonville Beach/Oceanfront in the area of 1st Street North on Monday evening, 10/23/23. (Photos shared by Jon)

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Local News | Clean up in Newport Beach after big surf and high tides caused flooding, sailboat capsize

Mother Nature wreaked havoc in Newport Beach as the Fourth of July weekend got underway, sending ocean water flooding into streets late night on Friday, July 3, also causing a 40-foot sailboat to capsize and shatter into pieces and a traffic jam that kept vehicles from leaving the Balboa Peninsula for hours.

Beach closures put in place for the holiday weekend, similar to restrictions at most other Southern California stretches of coast due to coronavirus crowding concerns, gave workers breathing room to clean up the messy aftermath, with a bulldozer working early Saturday morning to push the muddy mixture from the Balboa Pier parking lot back onto the beach. They were also reinforcing a sandy berm wall to try and keep flooding at bay on Saturday evening when high tides return.

Big waves and a high tide sent ocean water flooding into the streets in Newport Beach late Friday, July 3, creating a foamy mess on the Balboa Peninsula. (Photo courtesy of @surflick/ Brandon Yamawaki)

The view looking north from the Balboa Pier on Saturday morning, July 4, shows the wet, muddy mess left by overnight flooding. (Photo by Alicia Robinson/SCNG)

A 40-foot sailboat slammed onto shore on Friday evening, destroyed within minutes. Everyone on board made it to shore safely. (Photo courtesy of Mike Halphide/Newport Beach Marine Safety Department)

Ocean water created a river in the streets in Newport Beach on Friday, July 3, when big surf combined with high tide to cause flooding in the low-lying coastal area. (Photo courtesy of Diane Edmonds)

The dead end of Washington Street next to the Balboa Saloon was full of muddy foam Saturday, July 4, after water from the ocean side of the Balboa Peninsula flooded some streets. (Photo by Alicia Robinson/SCNG)

A 40-foot sailboat washed ashore in Newport Beach, slammed onto the sand by big waves. No one was transported to the hospital but the vessel was shattered into pieces. (Photos courtesy of Royce Hutain)

Newport Beach city spokesperson John Pope said the Public Works Department is assessing damage to homes from the flooding and clean up may take up to five to seven days.

“I think it’s safe to say there has been some property damage, we don’t know the full extent,” he said. “The city is still assessing some of the damage. There’s sand and trash just littered everywhere.”

Eight bulldozers are dedicated to moving sand throughout the day Saturday in Newport Beach to build the berm back up.

“They are rebuilding it taller and thicker than it was before,” he said. “Most of the old berm just got wrecked. They are building it higher and taller before the high tide.

“The intensity of the swell was so great it over-topped the berms,” he said. “Once that happens, it just topples. It’s just like a sand castle, it washes away.”

City lifeguard officials said the southern swell brought unusually high-energy wave conditions similar to those of a tsunami, with a continued surge that traveled further and further up the beach with each wave, rather than dissipating between waves and sets of waves, Pope described in a city statement.

The National Weather Service said Newport could expect similar surf conditions Saturday evening with waves tumbling in at five to eight feet tall.

Rogue waves as large as 10 feet were also forecast to pound the beach community on Saturday, said Noel Isla, a meteorologist with the Weather Service, which issued a high surf advisory for Orange and San Diego counties until noon on Monday.  Waves as high as 12 feet tall were reported earlier on Saturday.

High tide is expected Saturday night around 9 to 10 p.m., he said.

Workers will be on hand with heavy equipment through the evening to try and block the ocean if it again breaches the larger, newly-built berm.

The crowd by the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach on Saturday morning was sparser than the usual Fourth of July mob, but even closed beaches and the quagmire overnight floods left in the parking lots didn’t keep everyone away.

Matt Bell, who lives in Tustin and is helping out his elderly parents who live on the Balboa Peninsula, was out walking his dogs and stopped to look at the surf.

While he’s seen what happens when high tides meet big surf before, “this is some pretty high surf, particularly for this stretch,” he said.

Cars that appeared to have sat in the parking lot overnight were splattered with muddy foam halfway up their wheels, and a handful were stranded in a shallow lake Saturday morning where water had not yet drained.

While this low-laying coastal area is prone to flooding when a big swell and high tide mix, long-timers say this is the worst flooding they’ve seen during a summer swell in decades.

At the Balboa Saloon by the Fun Zone, bar co-owner Butch Wilson watched Saturday morning as employees hosed down floor mats and pumped out water that had come in under the front door. “The whole floor was covered with mud and sand.”

The Fun Zone has flooded before, he said, pointing to a framed black-and-white photo on the wall from the 1980s showing water in the streets.

But it is unusual for high water to come from the ocean side across several streets to his bar, he said.

“I’ve been closed down for three months, so the bar was super clean, and now this happens,” Wilson said.

Marine Safety Chief Mike Halphide said Public Works employees worked through the night to clean up when they could.

The flooding happened as the long-interval south swell pushed with a higher-than-usual tide, he said.  Some bay water may have breached the seawalls that line Balboa in the Newport Harbor, but mostly the flooding came from the ocean, creating a river where the streets were supposed to be and pools of water that looked like lakes in the lots.

“There was just so much water in each wave. The size was big, but it wasn’t 20 foot. Then the high tide just hitting it,” he said. “We had quite a bit of flooding throughout our beaches, where the water crest the berm at Balboa Pier.”

There was up to a foot of sand under cars parked in the lot, he said.

Halphide was down at the beach assessing the flooding with other lifeguards Friday night when a 40-foot sailboat started pushing toward shore.

“I don’t know what the circumstance was of how they got into that position,” he said.

The people on board were brought to shore safely and were assessed, with no one was transported to the hospital. A dog on board was rescued by people on the beach, he said.

“The bystanders were able to collect him and kept him until owners were treated and released,” Halphide said.

Lifeguards were assessing whether to tow the boat out to sea when it began breaking up and started to sink.

“It was rolling so violently in the surf, it wasn’t safe to put anyone in the water in such a short time,” Halphide said. “It went from being this beautiful 40-foot sailboat to a pile of debris. We tried to secure the scene as much as possible, that’s something we’ll have to take care of today. It smelled as if there was fuel in the water, but we couldn’t find any fuel tank.”

Royce Hutain was on the peninsula checking out the flooding when he saw the boat coming close to shore.

“When we saw that it was getting pushed ashore we waded across the thigh-deep water that was now covering the beach to get a look. Right when we got onto the higher part of the beach, we could see people from the boat and lifeguards near the boat. A large wave came in and pushed the boat toward them and I thought I was about to witness people get crushed to death,” he said. “Somehow they avoided the boat and everyone was OK that we could see. Within 15 minutes the sailboat was completely destroyed.”

Resident Mike Glenn was on his way home from a long drive from Sacramento when he was stopped by police blocking the road late Friday night. By 11 p.m., he decided to leave his car in the red zone, hoping to not return to a ticket or towed vehicle, and walked 13 blocks home.

He walked along the sidewalk, looking out toward where the water filled the streets, at times having to wade through water up to his shins.

“This is not a small area that was impacted by water. I don’t know how far it goes, but boy … far as I can see,” he said. “It’s just water in the road. There’s no road. Just water.”

Diane Edmonds, a photographer who was out shooting the Wedge, was stuck in traffic for more than an hour, waiting with her car turned off with a line of others as traffic stopped on Friday evening. “Water came up like a lake, that lake turned into a river. The whole pathway was just like a river.”

She watched a bulldozer head toward the Wedge, likely to build a berm to protect houses. Edmonds said the waves were so strong, beachfront houses were getting slammed, something she’s never seen in her years shooting the Wedge.

“Water was going up to houses, big lakes everywhere. A full-on river flowed out to the road and down the streets around Wedge,” she said. “As we left the beach, there was a river of shoes all along the path to Wedge and all the way down the street. I was trying to grab them and match up pairs for anyone looking.”

Halphide said they will watch conditions through the evening Saturday when the high tide returns, with hopes that the swell has already peaked.

“I’m sure it will still be large. We’ll have a bit of preparation time. With beaches closed, it will give Public Works a chance to put up preventative actions,” he said.

Fencing has been put up throughout Newport Beach to keep people away, a precaution city officials implemented earlier in the week knowing the big swell, combined with massive crowds, would put a strain on lifeguards who were stretched thin because two seasonal guards tested positive for coronavirus, with another two dozen in quarantine.

“I’m sure some people will find a way over and around it, but that allows us to deal with a few people rather than many,” he said. “We’re going to do our best. For the lifeguards obviously our emphasis is going to be on safety. If there are people in the water, we have our full staffing we had planned for prior to hard closure and we’re going to make sure everyone stays safe. Lifesaving will be the priority.”

Staff writer Jonah Valdez contributed to this story.

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‘It was my dream to sail her back to the Keys’: The story behind derelict Opal Beach boat

For nearly a month, a derelict sailboat that washed ashore on Opal Beach has become the subject of stunning photos and curiosity on multiple local social media groups.

On Jan. 6, a member of the "All Things Navarre Beach & Pensacola Beach" group asked if anyone knew about the beached sailboat, but it didn't receive much attention.

A second post featuring an image of the boat and its "captain" - a great blue heron that was photographed near the boat - was posted on Feb. 3. This post received substantially more engagement and sparked several other people to go out and take photos of the boat set against the backdrop of Gulf Coast sunsets.

Commenters on Facebook have expressed admiration for the boat's beauty, questioned how it got there and joked about its increasing popularity.

On Jan. 30, the boat’s owner, Daniel Faulk, took to Facebook to finally tell his story.

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“That just so happens to be my baby,” said Faulk.

According to his post, Faulk purchased the sailboat in April 2022 after he and his wife divorced. “It was my dream to sail her back to the Keys,” he said.

Faulk's Facebook page includes video of him on the boat in the days prior to it becoming beached earlier this year.

Faulk explains that he has had an autoimmune disorder since he was 15 years old, eventually becoming an above-knee amputee.

Last year, Faulk’s kidneys went into acute failure and flatlined in April 2022, he said. Faulk miraculously survived but the experience made up his mind: He needed to make his dream a reality. After recovering, Faulk spent all of his time and money on the boat.

Removing derelict vessels: With seven active area cases, removing derelict vessels is a time consuming, costly process

How the boat became derelict

About a month after first launching from the Archie Glover boat ramp on Avalon Boulevard, Faulk ran into severe weather as he sailed toward Destin.

According to Faulk, two storms were lined up and it went from a beautiful day in the water to “something from the movie ‘The Perfect Storm.’“

Faulk says that a kayak attached to the boat was dragged under, pulling hard on the cockpit, and forced him to cut it free. Winds cut through his main sail and ripped them from the mast pole.

“I was truly terrified I wouldn’t see daylight,” Faulk said in the post.

“I was thrown about like a rag doll. I took a blow to the head so severe it knocked me unconscious for hours, apparently. I was at the Lord's mercy. Next I just remember waking up on a ventilation machine fighting for my life once again. If not for two amazing angels who found me washed up and the wonderful Park authorities acting fast and having LifeFlight set down.

Escambia County Public Information and Education Officer Davis Wood said that LifeFlight responded to a call on Dec. 13 around 11:37 a.m.

LifeFlight was dispatched to assist with a medical emergency just before the National Seashore at beach access 2. According to Davis, a capsized boat was reported nearby.

A plea for help

Faulk said he has tried to recover the boat, but he’s unable to afford the cost.

He ends the Facebook post requesting any help he can find.

“I'd truly love and entertain any help I could get. Anything and everything would be something. I need help, basically. I'm happy everyone has been enjoying my beautiful little craft but it's time for her to come home, so please, if anyone could or can help I'd gratefully appreciate it. She's so beautiful she truly deserves more than this so please if anyone could help I'd be in your debt.......Thank you and God bless”

Whose responsibility is a derelict boat?

Owners are primarily responsible for removing abandoned and derelict boats . County or state law enforcement will work to find the owner if it becomes abandoned.

Most derelict vessel removal projects in Florida require environmental permitting from one or both of these entities: Florida Department of Environmental Protection , United States Army Corps of Engineers .

The owner must then pay to have the vessel removed and transported to an approved landfill for destruction.

Owners that don’t comply in Escambia County can be cited or charged criminally for derelict boat or felony dumping. Local entities can then work to find grant money to remove it from the water after the owner is convicted.

Who pays for derelict boat removals?

Boat removals are expensive, sometimes rivaling the cost of the boat. While owners are primarily responsible for the cost, abandoned boats are removed by the county or city.

Sometimes local governments pay these expenses out of pocket, but they can also apply for state grant funding to offset the cost.

Green Point beach near Yamba littered with debris after abandoned boat runs aground

A remote beach near Yamba on the New South Wales north coast is littered with debris and diesel after a boat ran aground and was smashed to pieces in the surf overnight.

Witnesses said the boat was abandoned by its occupants as they were attempting to cross the Clarence River bar around lunchtime on Monday. 

NSW Road and Maritime said the occupants were evacuated from the vessel by a NSW Marine Rescue crew.

Angourie resident Oli Coe said he later saw the vessel adrift about 2 kilometres offshore.

He watched the boat throughout the day and at one point saw another vessel alongside it.

He said someone boarded vessel and put out its anchor.

"As the wind got up through the rest of the afternoon, we watched the boat drifting and dragging on its anchor and eventually it just dragged way too far and ended up on the beach," Mr Coe said.

At one stage Mr Coe and two friends used jetskis to get out to the boat to see if they could do anything to help.

He said he could not understand why it was not salvaged before it ran aground near Green Point.

"There was definitely some damage to the boat but it was in perfectly good condition [before that]," Mr Coe said.

Clean-up concerns

Locals spent Tuesday morning on the beach, dragging piles of debris above the high tide mark in a bid to ensure it is not taken back out to sea with the next high tide on Tuesday evening. 

Angourie resident Kim Wood said the usually pristine beach at Green Point looked like a "rubbish dump".

"I'm looking at kilometres of debris," she said.

"There is timber, there is oil cans, jerry cans full of diesel, so much plastic, and everything is soaked in diesel.

"You can still see all debris in the ocean."

Ms Wood said the area was home to a wide range of birdlife including oyster catchers and curlews.

Too dangerous to tow

NSW Maritime said the boat was deemed too dangerous for authorities to board or tow.

Senior boating safety officer Bret Ryan said authorities needed to put safety first.

"Marine Rescue revisited the boat several times on Monday, and eventually the Water Police came from Coffs Harbour," Mr Ryan said.

"They came to the same conclusion that it was too dangerous."

"At that point the vessel was secure and the hope was it would remain in that position but unfortunately that didn't happen."

Mr Ryan said the main hazard on the beach was from any sharp objects that might remain buried in the sand.

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South African authorities searching for a missing charter boat captain are concerned about possible foul play after they discovered his vessel burned and abandoned on a beach in neighboring Mozambique, but no sign of him or the unknown man who hired him.

The National Sea Rescue Institute raised the alarm over captain John Matambu and his passenger after they didn't return to Sodwana Bay on South Africa's northeastern coast on Saturday evening having gone out early that morning.

The charred wreck of Matambu's speed boat, Magnum Too, was discovered by a search plane on Sunday in the Dobela area of Mozambique , some 105 miles up the coast.

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"Both men remain missing in unknown circumstances," the National Sea Rescue Institute said.

Matambu's cousin told local media that a petrol canister and a medical kit were found near the boat.

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The NSRI said some of the circumstances "appear to indicate that foul play may be involved."

The man who hired Matambu to take him out on the 21-foot boat apparently gave false contact details, NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said. The booking was made for a man, his wife and a child, but only the man boarded the boat, Lambinon said.

"Hopes are that this has all been a misunderstanding, and foul play was not involved, but at this stage all possibilities are being examined," Lambinon told national broadcaster SABC. "The fact that the boat has been found across the border is obviously the difficulty now."

The NSRI received a report that the boat was spotted at 10 p.m. Saturday night heading north toward Mozambican waters, it said, the last sighting before its charred hull was discovered the following day.

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‘sad to see her go’: sailboat owner out of time to remove vessel from jacksonville beach sand, salvage crews hired by state could begin dismantling, hauling boat away soon.

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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – Capt. Luke Rehberg says he’s given up on his efforts to get his 40-foot sailboat back into the ocean . He realizes the reality is that the sailboat will have to be taken apart piece by piece and hauled away by salvage crews hired by wildlife officials, who are making the captain pay the bill.

Rehberg said that bill could cost as much as $30,000, and Rehberg’s cousin started a GoFundMe account to help pay for state officials to remove the boat. You can donate here.

It’s the end of an era for Rehberg, of Thomasville, Georgia, who said his fondest memories of his boat will be “standing on the deck and looking out at the water.”

He said that while he was out at the beaches to watch the recent air show, he hit some rough water and the boat’s engine failed, its sails ripped because they were old and the anchor couldn’t keep the vessel from running ashore in high surf.

“It’s the end of a long watch and the end coming soon is something to be grateful for at this point,” Rehberg said.

He’s been living on the boat 24/7 since it came ashore Oct. 23 , saying he’s ready for the comforts of heat, air conditioning and dry covering. He said even on rainy days, dozens of people try to board his vessel for various reasons, which is why he’s been standing guard.

“There are a lot of people who want to take advantage of you, thieves,” Rehberg said. “But far overwhelming -- it’s been a positive experience, the people of Jax Beach have been positive and helpful, and I’m glad I’ve met them.”

Rehberg, who told News4JAX he plans to move permanently to Jacksonville Beach, said he’s been working hard to make it as easy as possible for salvage crews to remove the sailboat from the beach, which could begin this week.

“I will get an Airbnb this weekend and be in an apartment, hopefully, soon and return to normal life,” Rehberg said.

He dismantled the rear mast that has a sail inside of it, broke down booms that hold the sails and removed rigging, rope, block and tackle, and took out the safety pod.

Rehberg explained that the removal process includes making sure the boat does not have any contaminants that can spill onto the beach before moving it, then dragging it up the sand far enough from the water that crews can break it apart or cut it into pieces to haul it away on a truck. He said removal could take just hours as long as the crew has adequate equipment.

“This used to have two masts and all the rigging that you can see here that went along with that. I’m going to take down the other one, in other words, have the deck slick and clean so there’s nothing over their head and nothing to go on the ground or in the water when they get here,” he said.

He’s not looking forward to the bill from the State of Florida but remains grateful for the experience.

“Sad to see her go, but I’m glad I was able to do what I said I was going to do and stay here until it’s removed and no longer a hazard,” Rehberg said. “It is a very good vessel. I am sad because of what has happened, but it is a small victory and a hard lesson learned. The victory being that I am seeing it through to the end.”

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New mooring balls in Horry County look to clear waters of derelict boats

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - A nonprofit is working to install mooring balls across the state to help keep derelict boats off the water.

Wounded Nature-Working Veterans is the group putting those in place. The organization’s CEO, Rudy Socha, said the purpose of these mooring balls is to keep abandoned boats in a safe place until the owner can be found.

They can also help law enforcement approve for the boat to be removed from the water.

“Each 30-foot sailboat that’s out there represents about 9,000 pounds of debris of fiberglass, lead, and other garbage that’s inside the boat itself,” said Socha.

These mooring balls will be accessible to local, state, and federal authorities such as the U.S. Coast Guard, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and agencies in Horry County.

“So these law enforcement use only mooring balls are being installed as an impound ball to go ahead and hold those boats until either the owner can be contacted or the boats are removed,” said Socha

While agencies will attempt to find the owner of the boat, Socha said some boats have sat abandoned in parts of the waterways for years or even decades.

The boats without known owners must be approved by law enforcement to be removed from the water.

One company that’s been recovering these abandoned boats is Blackwater Dredging and Recovery.

Owner Brox Baxley said having these boats attached to the mooring ball will make their job quicker because of the less time they’ll spend recovering them.

“You can actually take a towboat and hook to it and tow it where it needs to go and get it out of the water a lot easier and it won’t take as much man power because all you’ve gotta do is tow it,” said Baxley.

Baxley said he and his company remove the boats for free as a way to give back to the community and keep the waterways clean.

“It’s a great feeling every time we get one out, we know we give back a little bit more each time,” said Baxley

Socha said they hope to install 10 law enforcement use-only mooring balls across South Carolina.

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A Massachusetts town spent $600K on shore protection. A winter storm washed it away days later

FILE - The remnants of East Beach Road are damaged after heavy overnight winds and surf battered the coastline, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 in Westport, Mass. Salisbury, Mass., is scrambling after a weekend storm washed away mountains of sand trucked in for nearly $600,000 dune that was meant to protect homes, roads and other infrastructure. The community and other areas of Massachusetts also were hit by severe storms in January, including flooding, erosion, and infrastructure damage. (Peter Pereira/The Standard-Times via AP)

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BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts beach community is scrambling after a weekend storm washed away $600,000 in sand that was trucked in to protect homes, roads and other infrastructure.

The project, which brought 14,000 tons (12,701 metric tons) of sand into Salisbury over several weeks, was completed just three days before Sunday’s storm clobbered southern New England with strong winds, heavy rainfall and coastal flooding.

The Salisbury Beach Citizens for Change group, which facilitated the project and helped raise funds, posted on social media about the project’s completion last week and then again after the storm. They argued that the project still was worthwhile, noting that “the sacrificial dunes did their job” and protected some properties from being “eaten up” by the storm.

Tom Saab, president of the group and a real estate broker/developer, said the money was contributed by 150 property owners who said the state has refused to help them protect the beachfront and build up the dunes.

“The state will not contribute any money to the rebuilding of dunes. That is the bottom line,” Saab said. “Everybody is angry and upset. We can’t survive without sand rebuilding the dunes and can’t survive paying out of our pocket after every storm.”

Last weekend’s tempest was the latest of several recent severe storms in the community and across Massachusetts, which also suffered flooding, erosion and infrastructure damage in January.

Sand replenishment has been the government’s go-to method of shore protection for decades. Congress has long appropriated money for such work, arguing it effectively protects lives and property and sustains the tourism industry.

But critics say it’s inherently wasteful to keep pumping sand ashore that will inevitably wash away.

Climate change is forecast to bring more bad weather , including hurricanes, to the Northeast as waters warm, some scientists say. Worldwide, sea levels have risen faster since 1900, putting hundreds of millions of people at risk, the United Nations has said. And erosion from the changing conditions jeopardizes beaches the world over, according to European Union researchers.

Salisbury is also not the first town to see its efforts literally wash away.

Earlier this year, after a storm destroyed its dunes, one New Jersey town sought emergency permission to build a steel barrier — something it had done in two other spots — along the most heavily eroded section of its beachfront after spending millions of dollars trucking sand to the site for over a decade. The state denied the request and instead fined North Wildwood for unauthorized beach repairs. The Department of Environmental Protection has often opposed bulkheads, noting that the structures often encourage sand scouring that can accelerate and worsen erosion.

Republican state Sen. Bruce Tarr, who is working to secure $1.5 million in state funding to shore up the Salisbury dunes, says the efforts will protect a major roadway, water and sewer infrastructure as well as hundreds of homes, which make up more than 40% of Salisbury’s tax base.

“We’re managing a natural resource that protects a lot of interests,” Tarr said, adding that replenishing the dunes is one of the few options available to the town since hard structures such as sea walls or boulders aren’t allowed on Massachusetts beaches.

A spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation said to ensure the safety of the public, DCR has closed access points 9 and 10 at Salisbury Beach after they sustained damage from the recent rainstorms.

“The Healey-Driscoll Administration remains in regular communication with representatives from the Town, the legislative delegation and the community and will continue to work with them to address the impacts of erosion at the Beach,” DCR spokeswoman Ilyse Wolberg said in a statement.

Saab said it makes financial sense to continue rebuilding the dunes, rather than allowing nature to take its course and consume the beach.

“What, and destroy $2 billion worth of property?” he asked. “Salisbury is home to thousands of people that use this beach in the summer. ... It would be much cheaper to continue to rebuild dunes after a series of nor’easters like we’ve had over the past year than letting the beach be destroyed by the ocean.”

Still, others questioned the logic of dumping more sand on the beach.

Resident Peter Lodi responded to the Salisbury beach group’s Facebook post, saying he wasn’t sure why anyone was shocked.

“Throw all the sand down you want. Mother nature decides how long it will protect your homes,” he wrote. “It’s only going to get worse. Not sure what the solution is but sand is merely a bandaid on a wound that needs multiple stitches.”

The group responded that the state has a responsibility to protect the beach and that the residents are doing the community a favor by funding the project.

“Our feeling is if you regulate something, you have to be accountable and maintain it,” the group said. “The residents that repaired the dune in front of their property actually helped both the city and the state. Now it’s their turn to step up to the plate.”

The Dramatic Arrival of the German U-boat SM U-118 On a British Beach

I n the aftermath of the First World War , a remarkable event unfolded in Britain, causing a stir among military and civilian circles: the unexpected arrival of the German U-boat SM U-118 . The fact this once-mighty war machine was stranded on British soil (or, to be more precise, sand) was both spectacular and puzzling.

U-118 participated in the First Battle of the Atlantic , prowling the ocean as part of Germany's formidable U-boat fleet. She sunk two British vessels - the steamer Wellington and tanker Arca - over the course of her short career, before being surrendered in Harwich by the Imperial German Navy on February 23, 1919.

The Allies intended to tow U-118 to Brest. On April 15, 1919, while journeying to the French port city, a storm struck and the U-boat broke from her towing lines. This is how she washed ashore on a beach in Hastings, Sussex. U-118 beached around 12:45 AM, right in front of the famous Queens Hotel. While efforts were made to dislodge the vessel, all were unsuccessful.

The spectacle drew massive attention, and crowds flocked to view the massive U-boat. Local authorities even began taking people on deck tours , so long as they paid a small fee. Everything they earned was used to welcome British servicemen home from the war.

These tours were quickly stopped when two of the Coast Guardsmen running them became very ill; both were dead by February 1920 from abscesses in their brains and lungs, caused by toxic chlorine gas leaking from the U-boat's batteries.

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U-118 was completed dismantled by 1921. While there are no visible remnants left on the beach in Hastings, it's always possible that some fragments of the German vessel remain hidden beneath the sand.

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Gray whale washes ashore on Southern California beach

Drone footage captured a gray whale that washed ashore in Malibu over the weekend.

The photographer, Cody Boone, had been flying his drone Saturday when he spotted the whale being pushed to-and-fro by the surf very near the shoreline off Point Dume.

Protected under the Federal Marine Mammal Protection Act, gray whales can weigh up to 90,000 pounds (about 40823.28 kg) and span anywhere from 42 to 49 feet in length, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The gray whale migrates between 10,000-14,0000 miles round trip, making it one of the longest annual migrations of any mammal.

During their journey, the mammals face the threat of entanglement in fishing gear and being struck by vessels. Another potential danger are killer whales, which are known to prey on the gray whale.

Outside of feeding and breeding grounds, the gray whale is often considered something of a loner, though they are sometimes spotted in small groups that do not generally stay together.

“Gray whales suck sediment and food from the sea floor by rolling on their sides and swimming slowly along, filtering their food through 130 to 180 coarse baleen plates on each side of their upper jaw,” according to NOAA . “In doing so, they often leave long trails of mud behind them and ‘feeding pits’ on the seafloor.”

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Officials with the California Wildlife Center said that the adult male gray whale in Malibu, which died after it washed ashore, is estimated to be around 13,000 pounds.

“We are currently planning to get samples from the whale to help determine why this happened,” CWC said in a post to social media . “NOAA and CWC are working together to formulate a plan for next steps.”

Officials added that the whale, which is wedged in the sand, may shift as the tide rises and encouraged beachgoers to keep a safe distance.

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Man flying drone in Malibu captures video of large gray whale that washed ashore

In the video, you can see the whale rocking back and forth as waves crashed down.

MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) -- A man who was flying his drone in Malibu Saturday captured video of a large gray whale that washed ashore.

Cody Boone was in Point Dume filming video and taking photos when he noticed the whale. In his video, you can see the whale rocking back and forth as waves crashed down.

According to the California Wildlife Center in Calabasas, the whale is alive. It's unclear if it was somehow pushed back into the ocean. Wildlife officials will be in the area Sunday morning.

Boone believes raising awareness for marine wildlife is important.

"When things like this happen, it is important to inform and educate the public," he said.

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