Horry buys a bargain fireboat - Local - The Sun News

Horry buys a bargain fireboat - Local - The Sun News: "'Like everyone looking at budgetary cuts, one of [Orange Beach's] choices was to sell their fireboat. I get a $400,000 boat for $110,000 and that's a good deal for Horry County,' said Horry County Public Safety Director Paul Whitten. 'We have no way to get to emergencies out at sea, and we're not trying to duplicate U.S. Coast Guard services. By ocean, it would take their boats a few hours to get to something here and I don't think most of their boats have firefighting capabilities.'"