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Divers survey historic Coast Guard cutter sunk in Seattle’s ship canal

Apr 28 2011 in Currents, Derelict Boats, Environment by Deborah Bach

An EPA diver feeds air hose to diver Chad Schulze as he surveys the sunken 165-foot U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Onondaga. Part of the ship's rusty bow can be seen in the background, in front of the tugboat.

For close the 30 years the 165-foot Coast Guard Cutter Onondaga has sat sunken and partially visible in the waters of Seattle’s ship canal, its storied history all but forgotten. But yesterday, divers from the Seattle office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency surveyed the 1934 ship for signs of hazardous materials that could be [...]

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Featured marina: Dock Street

May 26 2010 in Featured series by Deborah Bach

Dock Street Marina is located next to the Museum of Glass in Tacoma.

  Editor’s note: We at Three Sheets Northwest love to get out on our boat and write about it. So when local marinas got together to create the Passport to Puget Sound program this year,  we were intrigued. The program aims to give boaters another reason to head out for the weekend  and visit local marinas, allowing [...]

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Left to rot and sink, dozens of abandoned boats litter Washington’s waterways

Jun 14 2009 in Boats, Currents, Derelict Boats, Environment, Featured series by Deborah Bach

In waters around Washington, there are currently close to 200 derelict and abandoned boats that authorities know about, but the real numbers could be considerably higher. And officials expect to see more boats headed for a watery grave as the effects of the recession drag on. First in a four-part series.

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State agencies working to keep up with growing numbers of abandoned boats

Jun 14 2009 in Boats, Currents, Derelict Boats, Environment, Featured series by Deborah Bach

Washington is among only a handful of states with programs in place to address the rundown and abandoned vessels littering the nation’s waterways. Since 2003, the state has cleared about 220 decrepit boats from Washington’s oceans and rivers. Second in a four-part series.

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Derelict boats pose deadly hazards for marine life

Jun 14 2009 in Boats, Derelict Boats, Environment, Featured series by Deborah Bach

Decaying and sunken boats can be silent killers, leaching chemicals and unleashing other lethal dangers on marine life. As little as a quart of spilled oil, diesel or gasoline can contaminate acres of water and kill marine life. Part three in a four-part series.

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State can’t afford to deal with biggest and worst derelict boats

Jun 14 2009 in Boats, Currents, Derelict Boats, Featured series by Deborah Bach

There are currently close to 20 boats 75 feet and larger decaying in Washington waters and not enough money to deal with them. State authorities are grappling with how to address these large and potentially hazardous ships rotting in our waterways. Final in a four-part series.

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