He was charged with abandoning his boat and released from jail the next day.
As these legal issues continue to unfold, those from and visiting Jacksonville Beach expressed concerns the boat has since become a safety hazard and public nuisance.
“It could really become a danger. You know, because we have seen a lot of kids, you know, climbing on it,” Carla Minton said Thursday.
“There’s graffiti on it, the masters, or not, the boom, maybe it’s called, is laying over on the beach over there. So eventually, it could become a safety hazard,” Randall Passman said Thursday.
This all began when Rehberg said the boat lost power and washed to shore on Oct. 23. Since then, the story has gained attention up and down the Florida coast.
“We’re from New Smyrna Beach and Titusville, which is about an hour and a half south. And we came up and like ... he had said, we’ve been seeing it on the news for quite some time,” Minton said Thursday.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
Crews remove sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October.
First Alert Skycam Network Heavy machinery has been brought in to remove a broken-down sailboat from Jacksonville Beach.
Sailboat broken down on Jacksonville Beach The sailboat, which washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach on Oct. 23, has become an eyesore and a target for graffiti.
Sailboat broken down on Jacksonville Beach The sailboat, which washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach on Oct. 23, has become an eyesore and a target for graffiti.
Sailboat broken down on Jacksonville Beach The sailboat, which washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach on Oct. 23, has become an eyesore and a target for graffiti.
Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.