GARTH FOSS

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Tug assisted distressed ships

On Jan 13, 2021, the 'Garth Foss' along with the US Coast Guard responded to a sunken pier and multiple vessels affected by high winds and tidal surges created by a storm that moved across the Pacific Northwest on Jan 12. A 300-foot by 50-foot concrete floating pier submerged in the morning in the area of Lovric’s Sea-Craft in Anacortes with three vessels moored to it. The tug 'Hellen S' was tangled up in mooring lines and had to be detangled and re-moored safely. The decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter 'Acushnet' was also tangled. The 'Garth Foss' was hired to assist by capturing the vessel and securing it in a temporary location. The decommissioned former fery 'Chilkat', was wrenched completely free of it’s mooring and went adrift. She capsized and sank near the Guemes Island ferry terminal in Anacortes. The vessel was empty of fuel and oil. No persons were aboard any of the vessels at the time and no pollution has been reported. Report with video: https://kimatv.com/news/local/wind-storm-sinks-massive-concrete-dock-at-anacortes-shipyard