[Bean Counter]

[Bean Counter]

Oregon and Washington *ping*

[Roccus]

So Simpson high-graded the barge of scrap and the taxpayer gets the bill for the clean-up.

Niiiiiice......

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

...owner Brett Simpson of Ellensburg. They said an apparent effort to scrap the vessel while it was afloat...weakened the vessel to the point that its midsection buckled and sank.

“Doh!”

Note to self.

1: Next time, torch away upper sections first, working from top to bottom.

2: Next time, carefully match $530/ton scrap value upside with $5.3 million fine downside and the 10,000 multiplier factor between those outcomes before considering project start.

[Steely Tom]

I’d like to know more about Brett Simpson.

Not much information is available about him on line. Unless he’s also a championship-level surfer.