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07/19/2005: "When A Boat Sinks, "Stuff" Floats Away"

(Port of Friday Harbor photos)
In a recent story on derelict vessels (See below "DNR Asks For Information On Derelict Vessels"), the public was asked to inform the Department of Natural Resources of any boat that appears to be a derelict. One of the reasons for the concern about derelict vessels was illustrated this week when the latest boat sank in the bay at Friday Harbor.

When a boat sinks, "stuff" floats away, and that is exactly what happened when the latest boat recently sank -the second one in three weeks (story below). The debris from this second derelict boat floated into the port of Friday Harbor, where the Port crew spent 24 hours of staff time and another 12 hours of equipment time removing the trash from the water. Some of the debris was a bit unpleasant to deal with. It was reported that the debris " included large garbage bags full of human waste."

According to the Port of Friday Harbor Director Steve Simpson, the Port may discuss asking liveaboards to, "have an agreement with the underlying municipality or with the Port as prescribed by the DNR rules for liveaboards" if they wish to use the services the Port can provide.