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    Hylebos Waterway
    The F/V Golden West and F/V Helena Star were chained together in Tacoma’s Hylebos Waterway when they began to sink on Jan. 25, 2013. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY)
    Owner pleads guilty to abandoning sunken vessel in...
    October 23, 2014 1:21 pm

    The owner of a derelict ship that sank in Tacoma’s Hylebos Waterway last year has pleaded guilty to charges of…

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    The F/V Helena Star arrives at the Ballard Locks in Seattle last month en route to a scrap facility on Lake Union. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY)
    Wash. removes, scraps sunken ship from Tacoma's Hylebos...
    August 4, 2014 3:20 pm

    Officials at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Washington State Department of Ecology confirmed Monday the 167-foot…

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    Two derelict vessels -- F/V Helena Star and F/V Golden West -- were chained together at the old Mason Marine location on Tacoma's Hylebos Waterway when they began to sink on Jan. 25, 2013. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY)
    Work resumes to remove derelict F/V Helena Star...
    July 22, 2014 2:56 pm

    Operations resumed recently to raise and remove the F/V Helena Star, the 167-foot boat that sank in Tacoma’s Hylebos Waterway…

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    A 700-ton crane barge arrived on the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma early Thursday morning to prepare to lift the 167-foot derelict vessel Helena Star, which sank at the old Mason Marine location on Jan. 25. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES)
    UPDATE: 700-ton crane barge to remove derelict Helena...
    December 5, 2013 10:05 am

    A 700-ton crane barge arrived on the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma early Thursday morning to prepare to lift the 167-foot…

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    In January, the Helena Star sank in the Hylebos Waterway, dragging the 130-foot fishing vessel Golden West over to an extreme angle. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY)
    Work begins to remove derelict Helena Star vessel...
    November 20, 2013 9:47 am

    Work begins today to prepare the 167-foot Helena Star for removal from the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma’s Commencement Bay. The…

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    The Washington Department of Ecology will begin removing two sunken vessels on the Hylebos Waterway. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY)
    Work begins Saturday to remove sunken ships on...
    October 18, 2013 3:38 pm

    The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that its contractor, Stabbert Yacht & Ship, will remove the…

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    In January, the Helena Star sank in the Hylebos Waterway, dragging the 130-foot fishing vessel Golden West over to an extreme angle. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY)
    Dept. of Ecology orders sinking Helena Star removed...
    April 1, 2013 4:19 pm

    The Washington Department of Ecology Monday issued an emergency enforcement order requiring those responsible for the Helena Star to remove…

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    The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) and the U.S. Coast Guard are working with Ballard Diving and Salvage to contain a small amount of oil released to the Hylebos Waterway after two vessels moored at Mason Marine near Tacoma began sinking early Friday. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY)
    2 boats sink in Hylebos Waterway near Tacoma
    January 25, 2013 8:30 am

    Two vessels moored at Mason Marina on the Hylebos Waterway near Tacoma sank early Friday morning, according to officials with…

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