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Tsunami debris on WA and OR coasts
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018470012_apustsunamidebrishouse.htmlKayakers surveying Washington state's most remote beaches for debris from last year's Japanese tsunami say they believe they have found part of a house, along with pieces of a washing machine, laundry hamper and child's toilet bowl.
Three kayakers with the Ikkatsu Project wrote in a report this week that they found the remnants June 12 as they worked their way up a beach near the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula, about 120 miles west of Seattle on the Makah Indian Reservation.
They discovered a lumber pile mixed in with driftwood and seaweed. The lumber's dimensions were metric, and some of it was stamped with a serial number they traced to a mill in Osaka - the Diawa Pallet Housou Co., the kayakers wrote.
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In the same area, they found other household items, including a glass bottle of cherry-flavored cough syrup and a red container of kerosene with Japanese writing. Kerosene is widely used to heat homes in Japan...(more)
Three kayakers with the Ikkatsu Project wrote in a report this week that they found the remnants June 12 as they worked their way up a beach near the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula, about 120 miles west of Seattle on the Makah Indian Reservation.
They discovered a lumber pile mixed in with driftwood and seaweed. The lumber's dimensions were metric, and some of it was stamped with a serial number they traced to a mill in Osaka - the Diawa Pallet Housou Co., the kayakers wrote.
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In the same area, they found other household items, including a glass bottle of cherry-flavored cough syrup and a red container of kerosene with Japanese writing. Kerosene is widely used to heat homes in Japan...(more)
http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4274
Olympia, WA - State and federal agencies learned today that the 20-foot fiberglass boat that washed ashore at Cape Disappointment State Park on Friday June 15 came from Japan after it was swept out to sea by the March 11, 2011, tsunami.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) received confirmation from the Japanese consulate in Seattle that the former boat owner is from the Tohoku region, located on the northeastern portion of Honshu, Japan's largest island.
The consulate told NOAA the owner does not intend to retake ownership of the boat and does not object to the disposal of the craft.
The boat, which spent 15 months in the Pacific Ocean, is remains at Cape Disappointment State Park near Ilwaco. ...(more)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) received confirmation from the Japanese consulate in Seattle that the former boat owner is from the Tohoku region, located on the northeastern portion of Honshu, Japan's largest island.
The consulate told NOAA the owner does not intend to retake ownership of the boat and does not object to the disposal of the craft.
The boat, which spent 15 months in the Pacific Ocean, is remains at Cape Disappointment State Park near Ilwaco. ...(more)
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/19/155380945/officials-wary-as-japanese-tsunami-junk-washes-up
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A nearly 70-foot dock that was torn loose from a fishing port in northern Japan by last year's tsunami washed ashore on Agate Beach in Oregon. Marine scientists have found potentially invasive species among the 100 tons of marine life that traveled aboard the dock
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http://www.seasidesignal.com/news/article_9dec8654-ba48-11e1-b3d9-0019bb2963f4.html
This 4x5-foot sealed buoy was found by a Tillamook County resident on the beach in Pacific City Sunday night, June 7.
Around the box were five plastic floats and clear plastic bottles with Japanese-type writing. The debris was south of the Pelican Pub toward the mouth of the Nestucca.
The buoy is still at the same location as of Monday, and it's too big to move.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has set up a website to report debris found along the Pacific Coast, send an email to: disasterdebris@noaa.gov.
This 4x5-foot sealed buoy was found by a Tillamook County resident on the beach in Pacific City Sunday night, June 7.
Around the box were five plastic floats and clear plastic bottles with Japanese-type writing. The debris was south of the Pelican Pub toward the mouth of the Nestucca.
The buoy is still at the same location as of Monday, and it's too big to move.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has set up a website to report debris found along the Pacific Coast, send an email to: disasterdebris@noaa.gov.
http://www.news1130.com/news/national/article/359770--harley-davidson-bike-that-floated-to-b-c-to-be-shipped-to-its-owner-in-japan
Ralph Tieleman (left) helps dealership owner Steve Drane, stabilize the 2004 Harley-Davidson Night Train that was swept to sea during the Japanese tsunami, in Langford, B.C. May 6, 2012. Ikuo Yokoyama's Harley is nearing the final stretch in its journey home. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
The full article is worth a read.
However, there are also many problems, including more isolated communities such as Haida Gwai not being assisted and lacking resources to effectively deal with this itself.
http://www2.canada.com/story.html?id=6607725
Ralph Tieleman (left) helps dealership owner Steve Drane, stabilize the 2004 Harley-Davidson Night Train that was swept to sea during the Japanese tsunami, in Langford, B.C. May 6, 2012. Ikuo Yokoyama's Harley is nearing the final stretch in its journey home. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
The full article is worth a read.
However, there are also many problems, including more isolated communities such as Haida Gwai not being assisted and lacking resources to effectively deal with this itself.
http://www2.canada.com/story.html?id=6607725
that it floated the whole way.
Sad to read in the article of the family he lost in the tsunami.
I just saw another article that indicated the owner has now asked t have it displayed in a museum as a memorial to those who died instead of being returned to him.
http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/371020--tsunami-debris-plan-evolving-premier-tofino-mayor
What does the Japanese article say?
Hope all is well with you.
