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08.06.2021 15:31:51
“It’s not a tip-toe, secret kind of thing,” Wheeler said. [links]
See full version: VIDEO; PHOTOS: Yacht slams dock, damages vessels at Port Angeles Boat Haven
“It’s not a tip-toe, secret kind of thing,” Wheeler said. [links]
At least seven vessels, including the yacht, were damaged, said Brian King, Clallam County chief criminal deputy.
There were no injuries, and a cause had not been determined as of late Monday afternoon.
“It possibly had something to do with the onboard electronics,” King said of the undetermined cause. “We don’t know if it was a software malfunction or electrical failure, something to that effect.”
John Nutter, Port of Port Angeles director of property, marinas and airports, takes a call while at the scene where a Westport yacht smashed into docks at the Port Angeles Boat Haven on Monday morning, damaging several boats. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)
It was moored and ready to receive fuel, but the fueling process had not begun, King said.
Hagiwara could not speculate as to what caused the yacht to accelerate. The unnamed yacht was under contract to sell and was in the process of fueling for transit to Fort Lauderdale, he said by phone yesterday.
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