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Massive Fire Hits Ilwaco, Wash. Seafood Processing Facility
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Massive Fire Hits Ilwaco, Wash. Seafood Processing Facility

A massive fire that began on Jan 22. at the Ilwaco Landing seafood processing facility, a hub for Dungeness crab harvests, is under investigation, meanwhile leaving Safe Coast Seafoods as the lone fish-receiving facility in Ilwaco, a small Washington town near the Oregon border. The devastation from the fire leaves a lot on the line for the Dungeness crab fishery, which according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife was worth some $64.6 million in 2022. Still, the Seattle Times reported, even as smoke rose from remnants of the fire, the community was coming together to help. Fire officials said in a news release that due to the remote location of the fire, a limited water supply hampered effort to fight the blaze. “The situation was further complicated by the pres...
Investigation Continues Into Fire Aboard Trident Fishing Vessel
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Investigation Continues Into Fire Aboard Trident Fishing Vessel

An investigation continues into the fire aboard the Trident Seafoods’ 276-foot fishing vessel Kodiak Enterprise on April 8 while the vessel was moored in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma, Wash. The Kodiak Enterprise had returned to Tacoma in late March on the heels of the groundfish A season and was there for maintenance. In a statement released at the time by Trident Seafoods, in response to a request from Tacoma television station KIRO 7, Trident Seafoods said they did not know the cause of the fire, were cooperating with the investigation, and would conduct a thorough review of its shipyard maintenance safety protocols with internal and external experts. At the time the fire began, the Kodiak Enterprise was reported to have an estimated 55,000 gallons of diesel and 19,000 pounds of f...