24-05-2025
'Homemade Houseboat' removed from Dog River in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — City officials continue their efforts to remove old boats and big pieces of debris from waterways around Mobile. Friday evening the Mobile Police Department posted images of a crew removing a 'homemade houseboat' from Dog River.
The post says this was the 14th vessel removed from Dog River since the start of a program to try and make local waterways safer. In March of last year, the city launched a program to remove derelict boats and docks from area waterways.
In 2020 the Mobile Police Department identified several boats, docks, piers, or boathouses that will be removed. The program is funded by a grant from NOAA, sending $460,000 to the effort.
The Mobile Police Department didn't say how long the houseboat had been abandoned but indicated it had been sitting in the water 'for a long time.'
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