coronavirus pandemic.The 100-metre Attessa IV belongs to Montana industrialist Dennis Washington and has been valued by Forbes at about a quarter-billion U.S.
dollars.The vessel arrived on the North Shore on Tuesday from Port Angeles, Wash., as the U.S. continues to struggle to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Coronavirus: B.C. premier raises ‘Alaska loophole’ with feds amid U.S. vehicle sightings In a statement, Transport Canada said non-essential travel into the country “including travel by pleasure craft such as the Attessa IV” remains prohibited.But the Washington Companies, a business umbrella owned by the billionaire that includes Canada’s Seaspan, said the yacht is in the region for “necessary repairs” and was cleared by the Canada.