Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sailboat had seen better days. Sitting in the water at Hilton Head's Cross Island Boat Landing, it's brown with rust and mud.

Phil Hudspeth scanned the horizon from the cockpit of a patrol boat as it cruised down the Willamette River. He held a stack of large, orange stickers. “We’re out in the Multnomah Channel with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An abandoned sailboat sits along the Connecticut River in January 2022. Connecticut law allows people to claim ownership of ...

The law introduces stricter penalties, starting at $500 plus restitution, to deter boat owners from abandoning vessels. Five abandoned boats have already been removed this year in areas including ...