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Forks Officials To Remove Dock Washed Up From Japan Tsunami

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by Corey Hjalseth, KHQ Local News Contributor - email

FORKS, Wash. (AP) - Workers are waiting in Forks for better weather to start removing a 65-foot long dock that washed ashore on the Washington coast from the Japanese tsunami.
    
A spokeswoman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Keeley Belva, said Friday work could start over the weekend if weather, tides and safety considerations are favorable.
    
The dock made of plastic foam encased in concrete is on a remote beach within the boundaries of Olympic National Park and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. The Undersea Co. of Port Townsend will dismantle the 185-ton dock into pieces that can be carried away by a helicopter.
    
Japan is paying most of the $478,000 removal cost. A serial number confirmed the dock was lost in the March 2011 tsunami. It landed in Washington in December.

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