Wednesday, September 21, 2005

"Large scale maritime disaster" scheduled for Elliott Bay

Such are the times we live in. Local min-rag Queen Anne News has the scoop on cheap entertainment this weekend if you're into paranoid pondering of what would happen should a ferry explode on the Seattle waterfront.

Thanks to a $2-million grant from the Department of Homeland Security, the Port of Seattle is holidng a series of exercises this weekend exploring various disaster scenarios involving Puget Sound salt water, boats and Ivar's Acres of Clams.

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"The Port and its partners in this exercise will do their best to simulate an actual emergency and practice our response so that we're better prepared if we ever face a real maritime disaster."
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We presume screaming and running around in circles is not a planned part of the response though that is our likely reaction to listed events. The show starts at 8 a.m. on the Seattle waterfront.


-- j

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