Feds fund new work tent for local shipwright

Astoria-based WCT Marine & Construction, one of the few remaining shipwrights in the region, has secured a $573,000 federal grant to build a self-contained outside work area at North Tongue Point.

The company received support for the shipyard grant from local, state and federal politicians, along with state officials. During a recent Astoria City Council meeting, Mayor Bruce Jones said he's written letters of support the last few years for WCT's application. U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici was among several in Oregon's congressional delegation who supported the application.