Having a hard time to sort it out

Hi-Star or kha shing?

That is what it sort of looks like to me. It also looks pretty clean for an "abandoned" boat.

I was aboard the sistership to this boat a few months back. I have photos somewhere.

Boat

Strange to see the swim ladder deployed if abonded.

When an owner runs out of money, yachts often sit unattended in out of the way spots until the repo agent finds them. Often the owner is hoping he'll find money before the agent finds the boat. Or it could be something as benign as the owner only uses the boat for a portion of the year, and doesn't have the sense to know that boats need constant attention. That open hatch and the weather damage/animals he finds inside will educate him when he returns.

Surprised security didn't have a look around. God forbid something happened to the owner. I'd think they should've boarded her. I mean, with the ladder, hatch and all...

Maybe unrelated, but TANA is a waste company that operates throughout eastern europe, and also has operations in Spain, France, PORTUGAL (hence: Lisboa), etc...

Good luck with research.

DK how it is around there, but around here that would be called "Trespass" and a crime. Even the real police would need a search warrant unless there was clear evidence of foul play (like blood in the salon, a body in view or the distinct smell of decomp).

I figured Admirality law would have provisions for this type of situation. I know most marina's have bylaws or rules that give provisions in situations like this, where life and property are at risk.. especially public marina's. And from my quick 'google' search, it seems that most places have that. I believe in NY too, but you would know better (im on other side of US )

I am only familiar with two areas (puget sound and black sea), which is very limited out of the hundreds, so i'm not sure about this specific location. At most marina's here in the puget sound, security would do a courtesy check, no way it would stay open like that for so long without marina officer getting involved. Specifically for this type of instance where someone could have been hurt and needs help.

So sad a boat can be left like that and for fear of litigation, too afraid to close a hatch or see if someone is hurt. So sad.

I just got clarification. They stated that they WOULDN'T board the ship.
So I was wrong in that regard... not the first or last time..

But given that scenario, they said they would call the Harbor Patrol and that they would board the ship to make sure no one was injured. From what it sounds like, injuries or concussions can and do happen in yachts, so I guess there might be a provision (at least here in puget sound).

Either way, I hope owner is ok. and ship get secured...

First, can someone tell me if it's the pixels or what that make this thread an endless chore to scroll down?
Admiralty law has precious little to do with a boat tied up in a marina. But it's not all that hard to deal with. If a boat is there and the rent hasn't been paid, you go to court, get an order to vacate and call the Sherriff. If they have paid the rent you must have contact info on the owner. Call him and say "What's up? Did you know...?". If you know who the owner is, but don't know how to contact him, hire a skip tracer. But what you don't do is enter someone else's property without authority. Picture doing the guy a "favor" and trying to close that hatch, but you find that it's broken. The next day the owner finally shows up, hears you were messing with his broken hatch, and blames you for breaking it. Time to pull out your wallet. But if you don't touch it and things inside get ruined, that just costs the person who was foolish enough to leave it open. As for the swim ladder, rarely does a day go by during the summer that I don't see some fool cruising with one down.

NY had good point about being blamed for damage.
"accidentally" throw a plastic garbage bag over the hatch so at least some rain doesn't get it...

What is the next episode of CSI-YF??