The man who hired a crew of four to tow two retired Washington State Ferries to Ecuador said allegations he left them without enough supplies are untrue.
SEATTLE — The owner of a tugboat that was supposed to tow two retired Washington state ferries to Ecuador denied allegations he left his crew in a vulnerable position.
Four seafarers from South America were working in Washington on the Wycliffe, a tugboat that Nelson Armas owns. Armas bought two retired Washington state ferries and hired the crew to tow the vessels.
However, the tugboat was unable to tow the ferries due to a malfunction. That left
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