Seattle police say a derelict, fuel-leaking boat was removed from Lake Union this month after weeks of warnings, daily checks and a multi-agency cleanup effort.
According to the Seattle Police Department, its Harbor Patrol Unit towed away the 70-foot concrete-hull vessel, the Genesis IV, following a response that began in October and involved local, state and federal partners.
The boat appeared on Oct. 12 along Lake Union’s “West Wall,” an area typically limited to short-term, two-hour mooring…