If it was abandoned, volunteers could pull the boat to a landing, and Beaufort County Public Works could destroy it. “There wasn’t a process,” Hilton Head Island Mayor Alan Perry said.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — The ability to remove abandoned and derelict boats from waterways within town limits soon could get a boost. A local ordinance that aims to better regulate the removal of ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — Town officials will soon have a new tool to remove abandoned boats from the island’s waterways. Council members unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance ...

Torn. As of Tuesday, the town can identify and remove abandoned watercraft, such as the sailboat, which can be navigationally hazardous and environmentally harmful, aside from an eyesore. The town ...