Tsunami dock: Should it stay or should it go?

By Jeff Barnard
Published June 14, 2012 12:16am ET
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Tsunami dock: Should it stay or should it go?
Jillian Custard, 6, and her brother Tyler, 4, of Phoenix, Ariz., pick through the thick carpet of gooseneck barnacles growing on the bottom of a plastic fish bin discovered on Sunset Beach in Warrenton, Ore. on Monday, June 11, 2012. The bin, which had Japanese writing on it, is believed to be debris from the tsunami. (AP Photo/The Daily Astorian, Alex Pajunas) | Alex Pajunas

Thousands of people are flocking to see a Japanese dock that was torn loose by last year’s tsunami and ended up on an Oregon beach. But it won’t stay a tourist attraction for long.

Some local residents and callers to the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation are suggesting that state officials leave the 165-ton, 66-foot-long dock as a memorial.

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