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Giant Dock, Tsunami Debris Wash Ashore in Oregon

Officials in Oregon are facing the daunting challenge of what to do with a Japanese ship dock, torn from its moorings by last year's tsunami, now washed up on a popular state beach.  How did it float thousands of miles across the Pacific without anyone seeing it?

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Officials in Oregon are facing the daunting challenge of what to do with a Japanese ship dock, torn from its moorings by last year's tsunami, now washed up on a popular state beach. How did it float thousands of miles across the Pacific without anyone seeing it? Lori Tobias, who reports for The Oregonian, has been working on a story about debris from Japan's disaster. Now the story has arrived almost on her doorstep, in the form of a floating dock on Agate Beach.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    KCRW

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    Gideon Brower

    Independent Producer

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    Lori Tobias

    Oregonian

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