A tugboat owned by the man who sought to purchase the ferries had a malfunction, leaving his crew stranded, without work and eventually deported.
SEATTLE — Washington State Ferries (WSF) has canceled the sale of two retired vessels after the would-be buyer’s effort to tow the ships to South America failed.
Nelson Armas sought to buy the decommissioned Elwha and the Klahowya ferries and take them to Ecuador. He hired four sailors to tow the boats. However, the towing equipment malfunctioned, leaving the four sailors stranded and out of work.
The men alleged to the Seattle Seafarers Center that Armas left them with
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