What we do have is some interesting flotsam and jetsam arriving on our coast from the tsunami in Japan 16 months ago. Paulette, of Sweet Pea Quilting, mentioned it in her blog the other day.
The biggest piece to wash ashore so far is the remains of a dock, which ran aground on Agate Beach. Contrary to some news casts, this is not in or near Portland, Oregon. Portland is not even on the coast of Oregon, but I digress.The latest item to wash ashore was two large rusty storage tanks welded together that showed up on Horsfall Beach recently. Although initially thought to be tsunami debris, this has been determined to be local in origin and has already been removed. Oh well, it provided a little excitement for the locals as long as it lasted.
The dock however, remains on Agate Beach and plans are being made to remove it on July 30th. In talk of removing debris from Oregon beaches, one epic story remains in my mind. It happened WAAY back in 1970, on the Oregon coast at Florence. A large whale had beached itself and the highway department was charged with removing the remains. What happened was unexpected and has become a legend in Oregon trivia.
Enjoy a bit of Oregon history and perhaps a chuckle in this short original vintage video of how the whale was removed from the Oregon beach.
Sorry about the links. I am using my laptop - different operating system and version of Live Writer and can't get it to look like it should so I said the heck with it. Just click on the link!
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Here's another take on the whole incident - this one with an update. I like this video better, especially the last thing he says.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIlKxaEIFDk
