Workers scrape invasive species off of the derelict dock. Courtesy of Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department says the work to remove a tsunami dock from Agate Beach could begin as soon at July 30.
The 66-foot dock will be dismantled and hauled away from the beach north of Newport under an $84,000 contract with Ballard Diving and Salvage of Vancouver.
The dock washed ashore June 5 and officials confirmed it had been swept away from Japan in the March 2011 tsunami.
Japanese writing helped officials determine that a dock found near Newport was dislodged during Japan's 2011 tsunami.
Pieces of the dock will be saved for a local memorial.
