cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/64730901

Upon searching a deserted boat in Commencement Bay, the Tacoma Police Department found an atypical crew - over 30 cats, but no sign of a human owner.

TPD’s Marine Service Unit was notified of an abandoned boat floating near Owen Beach Thursday morning, Public Information Officer John Correa told The News Tribune.

“The best way I can describe it is it looked like a Studio Ghibli movie,” Correa said. “It was their boat, and they were all out and about roaming around on it.”

  • arotriosEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Since it was still under ownership, the city of Tacoma’s Animal Control division applied for a search warrant to go into the boat and recover all the cats. It was granted, and Friday morning officers, along with the Marine Service Unit, boarded the boat to rescue the crew of kitties and bring them to the Tacoma-Pierce County Humane Society.

    What a way to end a cruise… now they’ll never make it to Catalina Island.