RFC received a call from GSP at about 0800 that Officer with Glynn County Police Department was requesting assistance with an abandoned vessel. Dispatch said that the vessel was registered to subject on Blythe Island. RFC knew Subject and called him first who stated that he sold the boat about two months ago and that a GCPD officer had already been to his home at about 0300 that morning. RFC called Officer. He stated that he had just started his shift and there was a boat sitting high and dry at the public beach access on Cedar St. on St. Simons Island. 

He also said that he had another officer enroute to Subject's house. RFC advised him that he had spoken with Subject and that the boat had been sold two months ago. Officer said that he knew that already but that he did not know who the new owner was. He stated that a night shift officer had made contact with the boat owner already and the owner had gone home and was coming back to get the boat at 1100 hours when the tide was back in. RFC tried to explain to Officer that it was not an abandoned vessel and that he needed to get in contact with his fellow officer who had already investigated the incident and not keep bothering the former owner. RFC asked for a return call when he got the information and to verify no injuries or damage to report.

At 0908 hours there had been no return call so RFC called Officer again. Officer said that he was back on scene at the boat and that the owner was in an ambulance with a real bad cut on his foot. Officer said the boat owner cut his foot on the rocks while trying to bring more gas to the boat. He also said the water was up and the boat was banging against the rocks and was full of water. RFC advised that he was enroute to the scene. 

Operator showed up with a 2 gallon gas can and went out to the boat. He put the gas in the boat but dropped the gas cap for the boat in the water. He untied the boat and began trying to start the motor. The boat would not start and was drifting now towards the rocks. When the boat hit the rocks Operator jumped out to try to push the boat away from the rocks. Another wave hit the boat and pushed it towards Operator causing him to fall and cut his left foot badly on the rocks. Operator then climbed out onto deck and they began first aid and called 911. During all this time however, the boat was still beating against the rocks and had broken apart so badly that Seatow felt they could no longer get it.
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