The Port of Chinook has filed a $250,000 lawsuit against a marine towing company over a dredge that sank in rough waters on the way to Astoria in 2016.
The Daily Astorian reported Wednesday that the lawsuit filed in Clatsop County Circuit Court alleges workers with the Ilwaco towing company caused the accident because they didn’t seal up pipes inside the dredge before towing it.
The port’s insurance company hired a salvage contractor to help clean up the damage. The port is seeking in the lawsuit the amount it spent on cleanup.
