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East Oregonian
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Fish in suspected tsunami
debris boat quarantined
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A bow, believed by scientists to be tsunami debris, was discovered Thursday, April
14, 2015, about 3 miles off the Oregon Coast near the area of Ona Beach. The
wreckage of a fishing boat that appears to be debris from the 2011 Japanese tsuna-
mi was carrying some unexpected passengers, fish from Japanese waters, when it
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hidden in the Saturday April 4th edition of the
East Oregonian and won a $25 gift certificate
from The Saddle Restaurant.
Thank you to all readers who
participated in the hunt.
If you have a great idea for a contest and would like
to share it with us, we would love to hear it.
Please contact Jennine by email:
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