FOLLOWUP: Boat-towing crew trying again

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(WSB photo, this morning)

11:57 AM: The crew contracted to remove a semi-sunken sailboat from Don Armeni Boat Ramp is trying again today. Last Thursday, we reported on their plan to take it to Shilshole; a commenter noted the next day that the boat hadn’t been moved after all. So we went by this morning to see if it was gone yet, and found the tow crew working on it again. They explained that last week’s attempt was thwarted because the boat “sprang a leak” but they’ve remedied the situation and are hopeful today’s attempt will work. (We’ll check back later.)

ADDED TUESDAY EVENING: We did go back to look at day’s end, and the boat indeed is gone.

Eddie January 3, 2023 (1:18 pm)

Why would they need to tow it to Shilshole to be scrapped? Why not just yank it up the boat ramp and cut it up into a dumpster right there?

John January 3, 2023 (7:06 pm)

So that any of the chemicals and bits of fiberglass and whatever else that are inorganic that get into the water can be properly filtered out and disposed of instead of just washed into the Puget Sound. And also even though some fluids have probably leaked out from it being submerged it’s not nearly as bad as when you begin to scrap it there’s all kinds of chemicals and oil and fluids in a boat

wetone January 3, 2023 (6:43 pm)

Couldn’t agree more with you Eddie. Was down there watching for a short while today and got a good laugh. Going to be hefty bill $$$ to someone probably us … One could of pulled boat up on the hard at high tide, drained and loaded on trailer to scrap. Boat had little value even in good shape.