Sailboat that went adrift at Murrells Inlet MarshWalk owned by man who owned infamous ‘Ornament of the Inlet’

MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW) — The sailboat that went adrift near the Murrells Inlet MarshWalk on Wednesday is owned by the same person who owned the infamous “Ornament of the Inlet” that was removed a couple of months ago.

Owner Asher Robinson went out Wednesday afternoon along with a tow boat in an effort to untie it from the MarshWalk and to the middle of the channel. Georgetown County is eyeing the sailboat from its Emergency Operations Center.

A News13 reporter captured video of the sailboat hitting the pier earlier on Wednesday. That video is at the top of this story.

The Ornament of the Inlet boat washed up on a mudflat near Goat Island in 2022 after Hurricane Ian.

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