"Eisboch" wrote in message
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If your boat sinks or submerges and the fuel leaks, the fines can be huge.
The feds do the clean up and then come looking for you for reimbursement.



BTW, Vic, you should be aware that it is technically a fineable offense to
spill as much as a drop of gas, oil, or diesel fuel .... anything that
leaves a visible sheen on the water. It's not religiously enforced, but is
still the law.

We had a boat at our marina that was leaking diesel fuel into the bilge.
The bilge pump was, in turn, pumping it into the water everytime it turned
on. The slick was obvious and the Coast Guard and Environmental Police
showed up and started laying out floating barriers to isolate and identify
the offending boat.

Eisboch