SEQUIM — A sailboat that sank in Sequim Bay last month was expected to be salvaged and hauled to Port Angeles on Thursday night.
Salvage work began on the ferrocement-hulled sailboat Wednesday, said Ron Amundson, harbormaster for the John Wayne Marina, which is owned by the Port of Port Angeles.
Vessel Assist Port Hadlock owner Roger Slade said he hoped to complete the salvage operation at low tide Thursday night.
High winds blew the vessel from its anchorage onto the rocks near John Wayne Marina’s south parking lot Nov. 12.
There was no fuel on board, and the vessel leaked no oil, Coast Guard officials have said.
The Port of Port Angeles, which owns John Wayne Marina, summoned Vessel Assist to salvage the damaged sailboat and haul it to port facilities in Port Angeles.
“The owner didn’t respond,” Amundson said.
“Somebody has to take action, so here we go.”
The owner has not been identified.
The state Department of Natural Resources determined that it could not salvage the vessel because it was abandoned on port property.
“We are taking care of it,” Amundson said.
The owner has several months to pay for the salvage before the vessel is declared derelict, he said.
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