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Iconic ferry proposed as new articial reef in Washington State
Community members in Port Angeles, Washington State proposed an idea of turning the historic Kalakala into an underwater park.
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Historic postcard of the streamlined ferry
Peninsula Daily News | Raucous meeting with Kalakala owner, who rejects dive park idea | 12-06-2011
Sinking the ferry could make it the main attraction in an underwater dive park proposed off Port Angeles in Washington State.
But Kalakala owner Steve Rodrigues will not consider that option, which would require expensive sandblasting and complete detoxification of the vessel, "until full funding efforts are done in 2010 and 2011," he said in interview with the Peninsula Daily News
"There is no such alternative until after we exhaust preservation above water," he said of the proposal of turning the iconic vessels into an artificial reef.
Mr. Rodrigues, a Tacoma-area contractor and investor who has owned the streamlined, art deco-style ferry for the past six years, wants to bring the dilapidated boat to Port Angeles, restore it and make it the centerpiece of a new waterfront development.
Rodrigues previous told the Peninsula Daily News that the development would include a marina, stores, condos and apartments, and a tourist "welcome center." The Kalakala would be remodeled into a floating restaurant and special-events center.
The 74-year-old former state ferry and fish processor Kalakala now rests rusting at a dock in Tacoma
Primary source â–ş Raucous meeting with Kalakala owner, who rejects dive park idea
Further reading â–ş Wikipedia entry on Kakakala
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