TACOMA — The crew scrapping the ferry Kalakala at a Tacoma dry dock is saving some pieces as souvenirs of the iconic Puget Sound vessel.
Hundreds have called Rhine Demolition looking for a trinket.
The News Tribune reports workers plan to save the rudder and distinctive rounded pilot house. They’re also saving some port holes and railing that might end up in a museum.
Dismantling began last week after the Kalakala rusted away for about a decade in Tacoma.
The sleek, silver ferry was the symbol of Seattle in the days before the Space Needle. After it was taken out of service in the 1960s it was used as a cannery in Alaska. It was returned to Puget Sound with restoration plans but none came up with enough money.