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Boat believed to be from Japanese tsunami washes ashore in Washington

Posted at 11:19 AM, Apr 30, 2014
and last updated 2014-04-30 11:30:06-04

A boat suspected to have washed away during the March 2011 Japanese tsunami washed ashore in Washington state on Monday morning.

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(PHOTO: Karen Rasmussen via Ocean Shores Police Dept.)

Police in Ocean Shores, Washington released pictures showing the boat covered in marine life.

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(PHOTO: Karen Rasmussen via Ocean Shores Police Dept.)

Emergency managers told Q13Fox.com that they are concerned that the marine life may be invasive.

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(PHOTO: Karen Rasmussen via Ocean Shores Police Dept.)

Some sort of Asian writing is on the boat. According to Q13Fox.com, officials are working to contact the Japanese consulate in Seattle to try and identify the boat.