NEW BERNE, North Carolina (WCTI) – One problem plagued North Carolina‘s waterways for years, especially after Hurricane Florence: abandoned boats.
New Bern’s newest addition sits between New Bern and Bridgeton, marring the beauty of Union Point Park’s holiday decorations.
It is one of six in total sitting in the waterways with the city limits of New Bern.
“There’s one south of the Twin Span Bridge,” said New Bern Mayor Dana Outlaw, “four north of the Twin Span Bridge, then the one near Union Point Park.”
These six boats, according to Outlaw, do not include the three boats the city has already paid to remove – a costly task that Outlaw says he is fed up with.
“Someone has to pay to get it out of the water,†Outlaw explained. “And unfortunately in Wrightsville Beach, Beaufort, New Bern, Manteo – to get rid of these things, we foot the bill.”
Outlaw says the bill – which includes the cost of removing, scrapping and dumping the boat – can run anywhere from $ 1,500 to $ 3,000, before potential legal fees.
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