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June 6, 2025

Flying boats make for a rare sight as Washington clears an island of derelict vessels by helicopter

  • The state Department of Natural Resources has been using a firefighting helicopter to haul abandoned boats off Squaxin Island.
    • By MANUEL VALDES
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/Jenny Kane [enlarge]
    DNR opts to airlift derelict boats when towing them would disrupt the marine bed or surrounding environment too much.

    OLYMPIA — As the owner of a marina, Kate Gervais is used to seeing boats in the water. But for the last couple of days, she's been seeing them in the air.


     
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