SEATTLE — Ballard’s famous, and infamous, graffiti ship could soon be gone.
The 110-foot-long Albert has been rusting at the public pier on 24th Avenue for six years. The state is set to take possession of the vessel on Oct. 22.
The state Department of Natural Resources said the city of Seattle asked the agency to step in after a lawsuit between the city and the boat’s owner wrapped up earlier this year. Unless something changes soon, the ship will be headed for the scrap heap…