Seattle's Steel Ferries Headed for Recycling Bin

Say goodbye to Washington's once-trusty fleet of steel ferries, the Klickitat, Quinault, Illahee, and Nisqually. Announced on Monday, the eighty-something-year-old Steel Electric-class vessels were sold off to California's Eco Planet Recycling for $200,000. The four ferries, launched in the 1920s, have led a good life, having carried many generations of commuters, travelers, and cars. Retired in 2007, those four ferries have had one of the best views watching the city and its skyline grow into what it is today. Now they are off to Mexico to be scrapped. Bon voyage! Err...adios?

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