Just to share these photos. This 44ft boat was in the harbor at Brookings, Oregon when the tsunami arrived. It and a section of the dock were taken out. While out of the harbor the Coast Guard boarded it and then abandoned it. It came ashore still attached to a section of the dock. I spoke with the owner who related that he had no insurance.
Japanese Tsunami Hits Oregon
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And now he will probably get a whopping bill from whatever state agency cleans it up. It may cost him as much as you could buy a comparable boat for.
Not having hull coverage, maybe. Not having insurance, dumb.
It's sad that the owner was self-insured and has to absorb the loss. That's the choice to ponder when you "insure" that way. Removing the wreck may be expensive due to location. OTOH if there was any diesel aboard it likely was mixed in with tons of other solid and liquid debris from the destruction and he may not be singled out.
Those depressing pictures make a Good argument for always carrying insurance. Any true yacht policy will cover wreck removal and pollution abatement, and, FWIW, our marina requires proof of both policy features as a condition of moorage here.
Sad story, all the way around.
Note that most vessel safety check inspections are conducted by the USCG Aux and there is no charge.
L
Those depressing pictures make a Good argument for always carrying insurance. Any true yacht policy will cover wreck removal and pollution abatement, and, FWIW, our marina requires proof of both policy features as a condition of moorage here.
Sad story, all the way around.
Note that most vessel safety check inspections are conducted by the USCG Aux and there is no charge.
L
I Reamember when the coast guard actualy helped people and would have towed the boat back to safety. I also had a boat at that harbor in the past. The coast guard would sit in their tower and watch small open sports boats clog the entrance while fishing for salmon. Large boats attempting to use chanel to enter or exit harbor had to dodge the little guys. One of us asked the goast guard why they didn't clear the channel, their answere was they were waiting for an accident. they were not joking. No offense meant but just an observation from some one raised in a commercial fishing family and was taught to respect the coast guard when they and the fishermen got along and counted each other as friends.
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