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Sand Man (tugboat)

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Tugboat Sand Man, March 5, 2007 (cropped)
Tugboat Sand Man, March 5, 2007 (cropped)

Sand Man is a historic tugboat museum ship in Percival Landing, Olympia, Washington. It was built in 1910 by Crawford and Reid in Tacoma, Washington from old-growth Douglas fir and measures 58.5 feet (17.8 m) in length and 21.5 feet (6.6 m) in height. In July 2025, the boat was listed as impounded and up for auction at a starting bid of $10,000, to satisfy a debt of $28,966. The boat was considered to be in a "structurally compromised" condition due to dry docking since May 11, 2023, posing a safety risk.

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Sand Man (tugboat)
Sylvester Street Northwest, Olympia

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Sand Man Tug Boat

Sylvester Street Northwest
98504 Olympia
Washington, United States
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Tugboat Sand Man, March 5, 2007 (cropped)
Tugboat Sand Man, March 5, 2007 (cropped)
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Port of Olympia
Port of Olympia

The Port of Olympia is a deepwater port and port of entry located on a Budd Inlet peninsula in Olympia, Washington. It is the southernmost port within Puget Sound. The port is also a district and authority, containing holdings that include Olympia Airport, the Olympia Market District, the NewMarket Industrial Campus, and the Swantown Marina. The port was officially begun in 1922 after a citizen's vote authorized the construction of a waterfront industrial area. Prior to the build of the port, the area was used by indigenous people and early non-native settlers for commerce and trade. By 1850, an early harbor site was formed leading to economic and population increases in Olympia, which became an end point on the Oregon Trail and the government seat for the Washington Territory. A lengthy wharf was built in 1885 and the inlet dredged in 1895 to provide shipment access for larger cargo vessels to the city. Further expansions were undertaken in the 1900s and in the 1910s, the waterfront became a site of canneries and warship construction. The port was built up during the mid-1920s to include a terminal and timber cargo became the main economic driver of the industrial site; canneries became a financial factor in the 1950s. Expansions of the grounds and facilities continued up to World War II, once again being used to fabricate ships for the war effort. The port authority began to expand operations by purchasing the airport and other property beginning in the 1960s. Channels around the Marine Terminal were deepened in 1970. In conjunction with additional expansions of the port in the 1980s, the authority diversified the port's holdings further, allowing the creation of new businesses, neighborhoods, and parks in the 1990s. By 2010, the Port of Olympia ranked second in the state for lumber cargo and as of 2025, the port is approximately 200 acres (81 ha) in size, including the 60-acre (24 ha) Marine Terminal. The authority has land holdings exceeding 1,200 acres (490 ha). As of 2025, the port averages 20 ship calls per year and generates an annual revenue of almost $2.0 million.