"It was really nice to have a great staff to take care of things as well as individuals from the community help minimize the situation," Souvenir said. Not far behind were Josh Adams, who moors at the marina, diver Jacob Peterson, and contractor Billy Peek and his crew. Dennis Mueller, who is a member of the dredge crew for the marina, arrived as well. Maintenance Manager Jerry Nakonsky and his son Dakota were soon on scene, along with another member of the staff, Amber Cameron. They found Bruce Oliver, the park host, heading over with a pump. Port Commissioner Brett Deaton hurried down when he got a call, as did port counsel, Tim Hanigan. That's when Port Manager Todd Souvenir, who was hunting in Idaho, started getting calls and texts. In hindsight, the cameras at the Elochoman Slough Marina show the slow sink of Wahkiakum Port 1's dredge in the early hours on Sunday morning before the sun rose, but on a quiet and chilly weekend, with only the fish and birds or the occasional walker or duck hunter intent on that day's quarry, no one noticed the vessel was sinking until a little before 10 a.m.
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