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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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Global Diving & Salvage removed crushed cars from the bottom of Commencement Bay last week. (PHOTO COURTESY GLOBAL DIVING & SALVAGE)
Crews remove scrap vehicles from Tacoma's Commencement Bay
June 11, 2013 8:08 am

Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials report workers have made significant progress in removing about 30 crushed vehicles…

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Coast Guard: barge loaded with crushed cars listing in Commencement Bay
Coast Guard: barge loaded with crushed cars listing...
February 25, 2013 11:19 am

The U. S. Coast Guard and Washington State Department of Ecology responded Sunday afternoon at approximately 1:15 p.m. to reports…

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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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The Kalakala Ferry is moored on the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma / PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS / JOEGOODFRIEND
Kalakala ferry relocated on Tacoma's tide flats
July 25, 2012 9:03 am

The Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday it has moved the historic ferry Kalakala a short distance upstream on the…

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Ecology, Coast Guard respond to Blair Waterway oil spill
Ecology, Coast Guard respond to Blair Waterway oil...
July 9, 2012 2:42 pm

The state Department of Ecology and the U.S. Coast Guard responded Friday evening to a lube oil spill from a…

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(PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
Tacoma fire fighters respond to partially capsized boat...
May 1, 2012 12:00 am

Tacoma fire fighters responded Tuesday morning at 8:18 a.m. to a report of a boat that had sunk and was…

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