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Bad Boat Mystery Solved

Thanks to my friend for sending me this news article about the boat's status. Don't even recognize it with all the graffiti. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/01/26/BACS15G4VE.DTL The National Park Service hauled the boat away about two weeks ago but the article didn't explain in detail of how and why the boat was stranded there except that it was used in a Coast Guard operation. What's more outrageous is that the Los Altos owner refused to pay for for the $4,000 haulting and storage bill! Ocean Beach is not a free parking lot. Expired parking meters in San Francisco will cost you $50 and the meter maids are hawks. The park will bring the owner to court but if he stands his ground, I hope the court revokes his license, impose additional fines or some sort of penality to make him accountable for his actions. I was shocked to see the grafitti on the boat as my video was taken a few days before it was hauled off. Come to think of it, why don't t...