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Man arrested after sunken sailboat languishes in Marco River
Courtesy of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
The "Flying Fifty" sits in the water of the Marco River. Steven K. Lacefield, 55, the owner of the boat, was charged with failure to meet titling requirements and leaving or abandoning a derelict vessel on Florida state waters after he was notified of his responsibility to remove the boat.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission charged a Collier County man with two misdemeanors after they say he failed to remove a sunken sailboat from the Marco River.
Steven K. Lacefield, 55, whose address was not released, was charged with failure to meet titling requirements and leaving or abandoning a derelict vessel on Florida state waters.
A six-month investigation by the FWC revealed that Lacefield is the owner of a sailboat named the "Flying Fifty," that has been in a wrecked condition in public waters for 45 days, the FWC reported. The boat is registered in Delaware.
More than 30 days ago, Lacefield was notified that is was his responsibility to remove the boat, the FWC reported. Since then he has taken no action to remove it.
The "Flying Fifty" is still in the water. If Lacefield doesn’t remove the boat, Collier County will remove it and charge Lacefield with the cost of removal.
Attempts to reach Lacefield for comment on Thursday were unsuccessful.
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Over 45 days, its been over 4 months....
#1 Posted by happyonmarco on April 4, 2008 at 6:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Must mean that it has been 45 days since they found him and formally notified him he had to remove it...........
It's been there since before last September.
#2 Posted by rcbauburn on April 4, 2008 at 8:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)
was there another boat in this same location within the past two years, or is this the same boat?
#3 Posted by megack on May 19, 2008 at 12:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Orville P Wilbur always was a trouble maker, I should know because I am his brother Elmo P Wilbur.
#4 Posted by mrcarter on May 20, 2008 at 1:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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