A sailboat washed ashore along Lewes beach Nov. 10 leaving residents wondering who the owner is.

The boat, Margaritaville, was firmly stuck along the Pilot Point beach west of the ferry wall and was in a couple of feet of water Nov. 10, said Pilot Point resident Ed Kingman.

“It’s still a mystery who the owner is,” Kingman said.

The Coast Guard responded at about 12 a.m. to a sailboat run ashore, said Reece Raxter, spokesman for the Coast Guard station in Indian River. He said two people were taken off the boat and there were no injuries. He had no further information on them.

Raxter said he is unsure whether an anchor was thrown after the boat ran ashore, or whether the boat had dragged it ashore.

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Grounded boat towed

from Lewes beach



Kingman said the 40-foot boat was anchored about 100 yards off the shore Nov. 9. “We recommend that people don’t anchor there because of the exposure,” he said.

Kingman said strong wind overnight may have run the boat ashore, missing a nearby rock jetty.

“I can’t tell if there’s any other damage,” he said. “There are no leaks, no oil or fuel.”