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Commissioners raise enforcement concerns after abandoned sailboat appears on South Beach
Summary
Members of the Vero Beach Marine Commission discussed a recently washed‑ashore, stickered sailboat, ongoing anchoring problems south of the Seventeenth Street Bridge and gaps in daily enforcement that commission members say have allowed derelict and live‑aboard vessels to accumulate.
At a meeting of the Vero Beach Marine Commission (date not specified), commissioners flagged an abandoned sailboat that washed ashore on South Beach and renewed calls for consistent enforcement of anchoring rules.
The commission discussed a sailboat described as “stickered” with a red notice that has degraded; the boat reportedly has been partially flooded and lying on its side at high tide. Bridal, a commission member, said the vessel had been visible for “3 or 4 days” and that police and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) had been notified. Bridal said, “it was previously stickered, but as far as new business is concerned, want to make sure everybody was aware of that.”
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