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08/13/2005: "So Who Pays For This?"

(Jim Slocomb photo)

By Jim Slocomb

A-1 Marine and Diving services raised the vessel that sank in Friday Harbor (see previous story: Going, Going, Gone In Friday Harbor ). The job was complicated by the extremely fragile condition of the derelict old vessel. It took all day with a combination of airbags to lift the vessel to a point where it could be pumped and prepared for towing. The vessel will be towed to Deer Harbor Boat Works where it will be trailered to the Orcas landfill. This salvage was funded by WADNR and the local contract was managed by SJC Public Works.