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May 15, 2012

Shellfish firm stops harvest after boat fire

WHIDBEY ISLAND (AP) — The Penn Cove Shellfish company has suspended harvests at Whidbey Island while clean-up crews stop a diesel sheen coming from a derelict vessel that burned and sank.

Penn Cove general manager Ian Jefferds says the harvest was suspended Monday to confirm the safety of its products. He says customers are being supplied from company shellfish beds at Quilcene.


 
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