Showing posts with label scene on the sound. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scene on the sound. Show all posts

Scene on the Sound: Change is in the Air

Thursday, October 20, 2022

 

Change is in the Air
Photo by Jan Hansen

This is a photograph by Jan Hansen. At first glance, it looked like a painting. Jan titled the photo Change is in the Air and there are certainly a lot of ways to mark that. Days are shorter, rains are coming, geese are getting restless.

The wildfires will burn out or get rained out and the smoke that makes this composition so artistic will be gone. - for a few seasons.



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Scene on the Sound: Victoria Clipper on its way to Victoria

Monday, September 19, 2022

 
Photo by Lee Wolfe
The Clipper, on its way to Victoria, British Columbia. Tea at the Empress Hotel. Butchart Gardens. Small shops. Beautiful Inner Harbor. So many things to do there!


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Scene on the Sound: The Liberty Passion

Saturday, September 17, 2022

 
Photo by Jan Hansen
Jan Hansen says "I saw this ship sail past Shoreline this morning.  It was impressive, so I took a photograph, later searched for information and found this at the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration

M/V Liberty Passion Christening Ceremony
March 3, 2017 12:00am
RO/RO VESSEL UNDER U.S.-FLAG

The M/V Liberty Passion was welcomed to the United States at the ceremony by The Honorable Elaine L. Chao, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Lieutenant General Steven R. Lyons, USA, Deputy Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, and Maritime Administration Executive Director, Joel Szabat. Major General Kurt Ryan, USA, Commander, Surface Deployment and Distribution Command along with many other local and regional representatives and key customers also attended.

The vessel was designed to transport commercial vehicles, rolling stock and project cargo, as well as military wheeled and containerized equipment such as M-ATVs, HUMVEEs, MRAPs, armored personnel carriers, tanks, helicopters and unit equipment. 

When used to carry commercial cargoes, the vessel is capable of carrying up to approximately 6,500 cars on 12 decks and has a total deck area of approximately 580,000 square feet.

The vessel is enrolled in the 60-vessel U.S. Maritime Security Program, a vital U.S. Government program that helps ensure that privately owned U.S.-flag vessels with high military utility are available at all times to support U.S. armed forces overseas. 

Since 2009, MSP carriers have moved over 90 percent of the cargo needed to support U.S. military operations and rebuilding programs in Iraq and Afghanistan.
 


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Smoke on the water - fire in the sky

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Fire in the sky
Photo by Lee Lageschulte
After a hazy day on Sunday, we got to see the sun set.

Smoke on the water
Photo by Tim Davis
Dirty smoke from a tugboat hits a layer of air in a weather inversion and spreads out while the wildfire smoke remains at the surface.



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Scene on the Sound: USS Nimitz leaves through a haze of wildfire smoke

Photo by Tim Davis
Tim Davis shot this series of the outbound USS Nimitz CVN 68 "Old Salt" passing President Point, Shoreline, and Edmonds.

The lone kayaker is staying close to shore.

Photo by Tim Davis
Sailors on the deck, watching the scenery.

Photo by Tim Davis
Nimitz navigating through wildfire smoke, Kingston - Edmonds ferry and small watercraft.



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Scene on the Sound: Chinooks on 9-11

Monday, September 12, 2022





Photos by Jan Hansen

Not all Chinooks are salmon. Two flew over this afternoon with more than windows open.  On this 9-11 another thank you to the brave individuals who serve our country. 

--Jan Hansen



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Scene on the Sound: New Boeing 747 flies through the wildfire smoke

Saturday, September 10, 2022


Story and photo by Jan Hansen

This morning a beautiful, new Boeing 747 flew over Shoreline. The pattern looked like a test flight, so I assume it is one of the four that Atlas Air receives this year. The economists are using more flight metaphors these days. Soft landings and plenty of runway are good, but new takeoffs are even better.

From the Atlas Air website: June 2, 2022 – 

Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAWW), today announced it has taken delivery of a Boeing 747-8 freighter, which will operate on behalf of its customer Cainiao, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, as part of a previously announced long-term agreement. 

The aircraft will increase capacity on routes between China and the Americas. This aircraft is the first of four new 747-8 freighters that Atlas expects to receive from Boeing this year.


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Scene on the Sound: Somewhere over the rainbow - in Richmond Beach

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Photo by Bill Schnall

This gorgeous double rainbow filled the sky over Puget Sound, clearly visible to everyone in or near Richmond Beach. 



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Coast Guard medevaced patient from cruise ship 50 miles off Neah Bay

Thursday, August 25, 2022


Coast Guard medevaced a patient from a cruise ship
US Coast Guard Pacific Northwest reported that their Port Angeles aircrew medevaced a 50 year old male who reportedly suffered a heart attack aboard a cruise ship 200 miles offshore enroute to Alaska.

Aircrew met the ship 50 miles off Neah Bay, picked up the patient and transported him to Port Angeles. His condition was stable when he was transferred to Emergency Services. He was taken to Harborview in Seattle.

The cruise ship was not identified.


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Scene on the Sound: The Polar Star passed by Shoreline on Tuesday

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Polar Star photo by Jan Hansen

The icebreaker Polar Star sailed by Shoreline on Tuesday. Sister ship Healy is currently in the Arctic.

Wikipedia:


Homeported in Seattle, Polar Star operates under the control of Coast Guard Pacific Area and coordinates her operations through the Ice Operations Section of the United States Coast Guard. After Polar Sea was deactivated in 2010, Polar Star became the US's only heavy icebreaker. The Coast Guard's only other icebreaker, USCGC Healy, despite being classified as a "medium icebreaker", is actually larger than 'Polar Star' (13,623 LT versus 16,000 LT).

USCG: www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Cutters/cgcPolarStar/:

Most POLAR STAR deployments used to be characterized as Arctic East Summer, Arctic West Summer, or Operation Deep Freeze. 

Arctic East Summer (AES) and Arctic West Summer (AWS) were generally three-month deployments to the Arctic ice regions. The primary purpose of those deployments was scientific research. The J-frames and winches for coring and trawling operations near the stern and port side support at-sea studies in the fields of geology, volcanology, oceanography, sea-ice physics and other disciplines. 

AES port calls included the Caribbean, Greenland, Iceland, Canada and Europe. AWS port calls also sometimes included Alaskan ports such as Dutch Harbor, Juneau, Kodiak, and Nome.

Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) is an annual voyage from November to March, which traditionally was alternated each year between POLAR STAR and her sister ship POLAR SEA. POLAR STAR now completes the ODF mission each year since POLAR SEA is now decommissioned. 

The primary purpose of this deployment is to break a channel in the fast ice to McMurdo Station, the American base located near the Ross Ice Shelf. POLAR STAR then escorts research and supply vessels into McMurdo. Deep Freeze port calls may include various Pacific Islands, Australia, the Far East and South America.

--Research by Jan Hansen



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Scene on the Sound: Flying Fortress over Shoreline

Monday, August 15, 2022

Photo by Jan Hansen
On Friday, August 12, 2022, a very special airplane flew over Shoreline, the Sentimental Journey.

From Wikipedia:

Sentimental Journey (44-83514) is the nickname of a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber. It is based at the Commemorative Air Force Museum in Mesa, Arizona, US.[1] The aircraft is regularly flown to airshows throughout North America.

The nose art features Betty Grable, the number one pinup girl of the World War II era. The aircraft's name takes after a song made very popular by Doris Day in 1945.

Boeing B-17G 44-83514 was built by Douglas Aircraft in late 1944, and was accepted by the U.S. Army Air Forces on 13 March 1945. Assigned to the Pacific theater for the duration of the war, it was subsequently placed in storage in Japan. In 1947, the B-17G was reconfigured as a RB-17G for a new role in photo-mapping and assigned to Clark Field in Manila.[2]

In 1950, the aircraft was transferred to Eglin Field, Florida and converted to a DB-17G for service as an air-sea rescue craft. During the 1950s, it was modified to a DB-17P standard, serving with the 3215th Drone Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida. One of its important missions was “Operation Greenhouse,” the fourth postwar atmospheric nuclear weapon test series conducted by the United States during the spring of 1951. As a mother ship, the RB-17P directed unmanned, radio-controlled B-17 drone aircraft to measure blast and thermal effects and to collect radioactive cloud samples. During the test, a drone aircraft would take off underground control. A “mother ship,” already airborne, would then come from behind, take control of the drone and fly it to the target area.[2]

Betty Grable on the nose. Photo by Jan Hansen

On 27 January 1959, the aircraft was transferred to military storage at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. After a few months storage, 83514 was acquired by the Aero Union Corporation of Chico, California, receiving civilian aircraft registration: N-9323Z. For 18 years, the converted bomber flew as a forest fire fighter throughout the United States.[2]

On 14 January 1978, at a membership banquet for the newly formed Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, Colonel Mike Clarke announced the donation of the aircraft to the CAF for assignment to the Arizona Wing. A contest was initiated by the local media to name the aircraft, which resulted in more than 800 entries, and the ultimate selection of the name "Sentimental Journey" with nose art featuring World War II pinup Betty Grable. Permission was secured from widower Harry James to add Betty Grable in her most tantalizing pose to complete the newly acquired bomber.[3]

Although flyable, Sentimental Journey was not an accurate representative of the wartime B-17 bomber and in December 1981, the aircraft underwent an extensive restoration. By 1985, the addition of four operational turrets, operational bomb bay doors, navigator and radio operator stations, Norden bomb sight and machine guns completed the transformation to its original condition.[3]

Over the years, Sentimental Journey has performed across North America, as one of the most recognizable examples of the type, keeping the legacy of the B-17 intact



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Scene on the Sound: USCGC Osprey

Saturday, August 13, 2022


Text and photos by Jan Hansen

The US Coast Guard Cutter Osprey was here on the Sound all day Friday, from morning with the fisherman to the sparkling waters of late afternoon. 

She set off lots of trails, but was not quite as fast as last week’s Blue Angels. 





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Scene on the Sound: Sri Lanka Navy vessel P 627

Thursday, August 4, 2022

Sri Lanka Navy vessel P 627 photo by Jan Hansen

Research by Lee Wolfe and Jan Hansen

Daily News E-News from Sri Lanka December 14, 2021

The crew of the ship P 627 joined the 71st anniversary celebrations of the Sri Lanka Navy on December 9. Sri Lanka Navy acquired the ship from the United States Coast Guard in October this year.

The Navy officially took the delivery of the EX-United States Coast Guard Cutter, USCGC Douglas Munro on October 26 under the pennant number P 627. The ship crew is undergoing training and engaged in acquisition formalities, maintenance, scheduled repairs and installations of the ship at the US Coast Guard Base, Seattle.

In accordance with the policy directives of Navy Commander Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, the event was held giving pride and place to Naval traditions, religious rituals and Corporate Social Responsibility programmes. The ship’s crew led by the Commanding Officer (Desig.) P 627, Captain Lanka Dissanayake, organized these events. 

An almsgiving and Piri kara Offering for the Maha Sangha at the Sarana International Buddhist Centre in Seattle was carried out on December 6. During this occasion prayers were invoked specially on fallen Naval War Heroes and those who were disabled in action. 

Blessings were called on Navy Commander, Naval personnel and their family members. On the Navy Day – December 9, lunch was served to an institution run by the Catholic Community Services in Seattle.

The traditional meal partaking of ‘Badakana’ was also held with the attendance of USCG personnel including the Commanding Officer of the USCG Base, Seattle - Captain Ibrahim Khalil along with the officers and sailors of P 627.

After acquisition formalities, maintenance and repairs, P 627 will return to the home port mid-2022.
 


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Scene on the Sound: Boeing 777X won’t ‘realistically’ fly until 2023, FAA says

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Photo by Jan Hansen
 
Photo by Jan Hansen

The internet is wrong.  😊 It may not be officially certified but I saw it fly!

--Jan Hansen



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Scene on the Sound: Seafair Fleet Week parade in Shoreline Monday morning

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Photos and story by Jan Hansen

A Seafair parade through the Sound about 11am Monday morning August 1, 2022. 

Coast Guard vessels Osprey and Terrapin; Canadian OD Vessels 706 Yellow Knife and 709 Saskatoon; USS John Paul Jones and USS Lake Champlain .
  
Notes from Wikipedia:
 
USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) is the third Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer and the first ship of the class homeported on the west coast. She is named after American Revolutionary War naval captain John Paul Jones and the second ship to be so named. She was built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The ship is currently part of Destroyer Squadron 23, and administratively reports to Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific.
 
USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy. It is the third ship to be named Lake Champlain, in honor of Battle of Lake Champlain, which took place during the War of 1812.



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Scene on the Sound: On a warm day...

Saturday, July 30, 2022

Photo by Jan Hansen

On a warm day some folks open their doors and windows.

Photo by Jan Hansen


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Scene on the Sound: Container ship vs fishing boats in the fog

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Photo by Jan Hansen

The SM Long Beach, a large container ship, is coming through. 

Once again the fisherman and recreational boaters are enjoying the weekend. The commercial vessels are sounding their horns; hopefully others are listening.

Photo by Jan Hansen

An hour later, the visibility was much better.

Photo by Jan Hansen

The fishing boats had not appeared to move but they were more visible.



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Scene on the Sound: The Navy versus fishmen and commerce

Monday, July 25, 2022

Aircraft carrier in view

Story and photos by Jan Hansen

Aircraft carrier still coming

I first heard a large ship horn.

Blue lights were flashing to warn boats to move

Then the blue lights came on as the escorts tried to move boats from favorite fishing spots.

Really not wise to argue with a nuclear powered aircraft carrier

Even the barges seemed to hesitate giving berth.

Even barges were in the way

In settlement the USS Nimitz had the right of way.



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Scene on the Sound: The Nimitz

Saturday, July 23, 2022

USS Nimitz photo by Jan Hansen
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class. One of the largest warships in the world, she was laid down, launched, and commissioned as CVAN-68, "aircraft carrier, attack, nuclear powered", but she was later redesignated as CVN-68, "aircraft carrier, multi-mission, nuclear-powered", on 30 June 1975, as part of a fleet-wide realignment that year.

The ship was named after World War II Pacific fleet commander Chester W. Nimitz, USN, (1885–1966), who was the Navy's third fleet admiral. Nimitz had her homeport at Naval Station Norfolk until 1987, when she was relocated to Naval Station Bremerton in Washington (now part of Naval Base Kitsap). 

Following her Refueling and Complex Overhaul in 2001, her home port was changed to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego County, California. The home port of Nimitz was again moved to Naval Station Everett in Washington in 2012.

In January 2015, Nimitz changed home port from Everett back to Naval Base Kitsap.[6] With the inactivation of USS Enterprise in 2012 and decommissioning in 2017, Nimitz is now the oldest U.S. aircraft carrier in service, and the oldest serving aircraft carrier in the world.

Wikipedia article with sources here



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Scene on the Sound: The Worthy

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

 
USAV Worthy sails north past Shoreline. Photo by Tim Davis
The USAV Worthy (T-AGOS-14) is a Missile Range Instrumentation Ship currently operated by the United States Army, classified as a Special Vessel / Military Ops, with equipment to detect ballistic missiles.

Originally, the USAV Worthy was a Stalwart-class Modified Tactical Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship of the United States Navy, launched in 1988.

Tim Davis' work will be displayed on Saturday and Sunday, August 6-7, 2022 at The Salish Sea Brewing Boathouse Taproom in Edmonds, 180 W Dayton St #102See previous article



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