FL Cops Seek Teen Boaters After Viral Video Showing Them Gleefully Dumping Trash Into Sea Spurs Outrage

April 30, 2024 assholery, Environment

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports:

One day after a video went viral showing a group of teens dumping trash just off the Boca Inlet, the public has responded with outrage. “It’s shocking, disheartening, a lot of anger, and honestly, the thing that was most shocking to me is the age of the people on the boat,” said Madeline Kaufman of Debris Free Ocean.

The video, captured by the YouTube account Wavy Boats, drew tens of thousands of people on social media to react to the video. In the video, the group of people dump two garbage cans filled with trash into the ocean and then celebrate the move.

The boat was on its way out of the Boca Raton Inlet on Sunday right as the 2024 Boca Bash, the annual boat party on Lake Boca that takes place the last Sunday of April, was wrapping up.

The Daily Mail reports:

Nearly twenty Boca Bash boaters have been arrested as they appeared in bleary-eyed mugshots after videos showed other unidentified partiers dumping trash in the water. As of Tuesday morning, 18 people had been taken into custody over the Boca Bash weekend, during which thousands of revelers took to the sea for a wild party where liquor flowed freely.

The revelers face charges related to boating under the influence and drug offenses, with released mugshots showing their haggard, red faces and bleary eyes in the aftermath of the rowdy gathering. The partiers responsible for dumping the garbage have yet to be publicly identified, and it’s unclear if the known arrests are related to the outrageous incident.

Videos of the teens celebrating as they dumped the garbage have gone wildly viral on TikTok in particular, where clips have gotten tens of millions of views. The teens appear to be underage and commenters note that most of the trash appears to be beer cans.



@wavyboats This one is pretty unbelievable guys. We filmed this crew leaving Boca Bash 2024 yesterday at 1500mm zoom. Turns out they went out and dumped 2 trash cans full of garbage into the ocean. Is getting fined enough? What are your thoughts on consequences for an incident like this? Let us know. 😳 #wavyboats #haulover #hauloverinlet #hauloverboats #boats #boatfails #fyp #foryoupage #boatlife #boatsdaily #usaboatlife #haulovervideos #hauloversandbar #bocainlet ♬ original sound – Wavy Boats

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