Interesting discussion. Another case study right now is the $3 million cat that's been on the reef for over a month at Flamenco Beach in Culebra. The Coast Guard took over since the owner didn't have the resources. USCG tapped into the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF) to pay for the response. Salvage company is now mobilizing a 400 ton barge crane from Baltimore to lift it off. I read an article that says under the OSLTF, the costs of the federal response can be recouped from the owner.
https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Rel...ded-sailing-vessel-from-reef-off-flamen/
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