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Boat believed to be from Japanese tsunami washes ashore

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Small boat found washed ashore Monday  (PHOTO: Karen Rasmussen via Ocean Shores Police Dept.)

Small boat found washed ashore Monday (PHOTO: Karen Rasmussen via Ocean Shores Police Dept.)

OCEAN SHORES, Wash. (WTVR) – Investigators will inspect a small boat that washed ashore in Washington State Monday believed to be from the March 2011 Japanese tsunami

Small boat found washed ashore Monday  (PHOTO: Karen Rasmussen via Ocean Shores Police Dept.)

Small boat found washed ashore Monday (PHOTO: Karen Rasmussen via Ocean Shores Police Dept.)

Emergency managers told  Q13Fox.com they were concerned about “invasive species of marine life” on the boat. Investigators were working with the Japanese Consulate in Seattle to identify the boat.

Small boat found washed ashore Monday  (PHOTO: Karen Rasmussen via Ocean Shores Police Dept.)

Small boat found washed ashore Monday (PHOTO: Karen Rasmussen via Ocean Shores Police Dept.)

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