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Salvaged: M/V Challenger, barge, and scrapped cars hauled out of Nushagak River

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KDLG

Vitus Marine's Jackie M towed the package of previously sunk vessels downriver to Dillingham Monday.

Just three weeks and a day after the vessel Challenger, its barge, and a load of scrapped cars sunk in the Nushagak River, Vitus Marine had them all safely hauled out in Dillingham. The company says the salvage went faster and smoother than expected. KDLG’s Dave Bendinger has more.

Barge 1 and the load of scrapped cars are resting on dry ground at Scandinavian Beach in Dillingham. All 18 cars and the barge were sunk for three weeks in the Nushagak River near the Kokwok outlet.
Credit KDLG

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