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Good afternoon.
As many of you know, WSF has been in possession of three decommissioned vessels for several years, without being able to find a buyer. Two of those vessels, both of which spent more
than 50 years as part of our fleet, have now been sold to a clean, green steel mill in Ecuador. The sale of the third, the Hyak, is pending and I’ll update you on its status when that
transaction is finalized.
As explained in the attached press release, the Elwha and Klahowya were sold for $100,000 each and on Monday will be towed to Ecuador for recycling. We know the media and area ferry
aficionados may want to watch the vessels leave Elliott Bay, so they’ll be able to track the tow using real time Marine Traffic <https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:452269/mmsi
:577540000/imo:6605254/vessel:WYCLIFFE> . While nostalgic about all three vessels, it will be very helpful to have their tie-up spaces at Eagle Harbor and terminals freed up for maintenance
of vessels still in the fleet.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Hadley
Hadley Rodero (she/her)
Deputy Director – Planning, Customer & Government Relations
Washington State Ferries/WSDOT Ferries Division
hadley.rodero@wsdot.wa.gov <mailto:hadley.rodero@wsdot.wa.gov>
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