http://nwpr.org en http://nwpr.org/post/dock-confirmed-tsunami-debris-salvage-bids-requested <a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2013/01/011713TB_TsunamiDock_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a> <P>A dock that washed ashore on a remote Washington beach last month is now confirmed as debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan. This news comes just as the federal government requests bids from salvage companies to get rid of the huge hulk.</P> <P>The 65-foot-long hollow concrete dock was suspected to be Japanese tsunami debris from the start. But it took some detective work to definitively prove it. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:02:52 +0000 Tom Banse 21363 at http://nwpr.org Dock Confirmed As Tsunami Debris; Salvage Bids Requested