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Staff Photo / Brad Girtz

Photo | Steel electrics head south


August 13, 2009 · Updated 9:02 AM 

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Two of the four steel electric ferries that have been sitting in eagle harbor are on their way to Mexico. All four ferries were sold for $50,000 to Eco Planet Recycling in Ensenada Mexico. The 82-year-old ferries were deemed to expensive to repair because of the high level of corrosion on their hulls. They are the Klickitat, Nisqually, Quinault and the Illahee

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