This is why an abandoned boat was removed from Lake Ontario in Toronto Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. An abandoned boat in Humber Bay Park become the centre of discussion on the long weekend after it started to sink. Members of the Humber Bay Shores Discussion Facebook group raised concerns about the boat leaking fluids into the lake. Crews arrived the morning of Feb. 13, and the boat was hauled out of the water with a large crane. "Definitely a complex operation," one person, who was watching the boat removal, posted. "Pumping water onto the ice to thaw the boat out, swimming around it to put the straps in place... Lifting of the boat will have to be gradual because of the weight."