County seeks owner of sunken boat

Franklin County is trying to find out who owns the sunken boat near the boat ramp on St. George Island.

The 20 foot boat has been sunk about 75 feet away from the beach for about a month but so far no one has done anything to remove it.

The boat isn’t causing any problems at this time, but there are concerns that if the tide gets high enough it could shift the boat into a more dangerous position.

The board said they will get the state involved in removing the boat if they have to, but they would rather not.

The commission voted to have the boat checked on low tide to look for a registration number so they can contact the owner to have the boat moved.

If that doesn’t work they will contact the Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission to have the boat towed.

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