CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is set to remove this week a 120-foot former U.S. Navy torpedo vessel that has been sitting abandoned in Bohicket Creek for years.
Authorities said the vessel, which has been grounded near a private dock, poses environmental and navigational hazards to the surrounding marsh.
Samuel Kodaimati was arrested in July under the state’s abandoned boat law and faces two charges that carry potential fines and fees totaling $43,400 – $21,700 for each…