3 wooden boats damaged at Tahoe Keys Marina

A wooden boat owner was arrested Friday after allegedly striking three other classic wooden boats with his vessel.

Steven Rovarino of Reno was arrested on charges of boating under the influence on July 25 at 5:50pm. His boat was also impounded.

El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies were calling it a night on their boat patrol when they were flagged down regarding the incident. This led them to discover the same boat had allegedly hit three boats.

No one was injured.

The boats were at Tahoe Keys Marina for the annual wooden boat show.

As of Monday no dollar amount had been assessed to the damage.

“These old wooden boats are built like tanks. There was no breaching of hulls,” Sgt. Michael Seligsohn told Lake Tahoe News. “They are also pieces of art. There was a lot of ornamental damage done.”

— Lake Tahoe News staff report