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

Sunny Day at Richmond Beach

Sunday, February 4, 2024

 
Photo by Lee Lageschulte

It was a lovely, sunny day in the area, with blue skies and white clouds hugging the mountain peaks. Later the clouds rolled in and blocked the view of the sky, so the Star Party at Paramount School Park had to be cancelled.

--Diane Hettrick


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Scene on the Sound: All cans on deck

Monday, January 22, 2024

USS John Paul Jones photo by Jan Hansen

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) was assigned a new homeport at Naval Station Everett, in Everett, Washington, August 23, 2021. 

John Paul Jones is part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, and was formerly homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ​

On this day this formidable vessel appeared to be transporting Honey Buckets, at least that is what I discern on her deck above the tug. 

--Jan Hansen


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Scene on the Sound: Mountains, cargo ship, ferry, and clear shies

Monday, January 15, 2024

 
Photo by Lee Lageschulte

An Evergreen cargo ship, a Washington state ferry, and the Olympics looming in the background - an action packed shot. Not only that, the normal haze is gone.

The peak is called "The Brothers" because of the double peak.


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Scene on the Sound: Humen Bridge

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Photo by Jan Hansen

I saw this ship come sailing in, the Humen Bridge with its cargo. 

One letter changes it to a metaphor of hope: 
a Human Bridge in the sea of life.

--Jan Hansen


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Scene on the Sound: Proof we live in the Evergreen state

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

 
Photo by Jan Hansen

It's a little hazy today, so a good thing they are letting us know where we live.


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Coast Guard search fails to find missing kayaker off Woodway in Puget Sound

Monday, December 18, 2023

Coast Guard vehicles searched for hours for a kayaker missing off Woodway.
Photo by John Slomnicki

On Sunday, December 17, 2023 US Coast Guard crews searched an area from south Edmonds to south Shoreline, looking for a missing kayaker.

It was reported that a 50 year old man left to kayak the area late on Sunday morning and did not return on schedule.

Helicopter flew a search grid
Graphic courtesy USCG

A helicopter from Air Station Port Angeles flew search patterns overhead while rescue crews aboard a response boat, and cutter, searched the water.

The patrol board performed an extensive search
Graphic courtesy USCG

After the Air Station Port Angeles crew reached their time limits, an aircrew from Astoria responded. Crews aboard an 87-foot patrol boat continued to search the area as well.

At 9am. Monday, the USCG suspended search efforts. Crews searched for 20 hours and covered 97 square miles of water and traveled 380 track-line miles. They were assisted by Edmonds Police and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.


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Scene on the Sound: We love our ferries

Sunday, December 3, 2023

 
Photo by Jan Hansen

It wonderful to see the ferries passing today. So many are looking forward to this service continuing. 

The Edmonds-Kingston ferry route was restored to two-boat service Friday morning, but it’s only set to last through the weekend.

--Jan Hansen

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Scene on the Sound: Red sail, red tree

Sunday, November 26, 2023


The red sail and the red tree made for a festive combination Friday morning.

- Lee Wolfe


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Scene Over the Sound: King county Bell helicopter

Friday, November 17, 2023

Story and photos by Jan Hansen

Tuesday afternoon King County's Bell helicopter flew over Shoreline then turned north in a low flight between Kingston and Edmonds. 


From the King County Website:  

The King County Sheriff’s Air Support Unit is the only full-time rotary-wing law enforcement aviation unit in Washington State. Four other counties (Chelan, Thurston, Snohomish and Spokane) each operate helicopters on a limited, part-time basis, primarily for wilderness Search & Rescue and wilderness firefighting support.


The Air Support Unit operates six days per week. We operate one Bell 206B3 helicopter, one UH-1H “Huey” helicopter that we received from the Federal 1208 (surplus) program and one Bell 407 received from regional UASI funds. Our total annual flight time averages about 1200 hours a year.


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Scene on the Sound: Wind on the water

Sunday, November 12, 2023

 
Photo by Jan Hansen

When life gives you wind, make some waves.

--Jan Hansen


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We owe our lives today to heroes who gave theirs in the past

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Cemetery in Europe for American soldiers who died in WW II
Photo by Jan Hansen 

As we celebrate Veterans' Day, remember those who rest on foreign shores. 

Nimitz sails home on a cloudy day. Photo by Jan Hansen

I am also grateful for the women and men who serve in active duty. Yesterday the CVN 68 Nimitz again sailed by on her way to her home port in Bremerton.

--Jan Hansen

  

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Scene Over the Sound: Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter

Monday, November 6, 2023

Photo by Jan Hansen

Coast Guard Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter 6015 flew past this afternoon.

Jack Ryan helicopter courtesy www.Helis.com

When I looked up the number, I learned that this helicopter was used in 2018 on Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan first episode pilot (Prime). I'm star struck. 

--Jan Hansen


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Scene on the Sound: Our favorite aircraft carrier sails by again

Sunday, November 5, 2023


Photo by Jan Hansen
The Nimitz passes west Shoreline on its way out of town.

Photo by Jan Hansen
Aircraft carrier complete with aircraft on deck.

"It's not a ship unless you can land an airplane on it. The rest are just boats."


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Scene over the Sound: Airlift Northwest

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Story and photos by Jan Hansen

Airlift Northwest, a program of the University of Washington School of Medicine and Harborview Medical Center, provides flight transport via helicopter and fixed wing aircraft for patients needing intensive medical care in Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.

Wikimedia has a history of the service:

Airlift Northwest was founded in 1982 after three children perished following a Sitka, Alaska, house fire because there was no way to rapidly transport them to a facility capable of treating their injuries. 

The University of Washington's Dr. Michael Copass was the driving force behind the service which started with one Seattle-based fixed wing aircraft and a medical crew of one physician and one nurse.[2] 

It was the first critical care air ambulance service in the region.

Since 1982, Airlift Northwest has had four incidents:
  1. One of the organization's helicopters crashed into Puget Sound on September 11, 1995, while en route to Bainbridge Island to pick up a woman in labor. Two nurses and one pilot were killed in the incident.
  2. The pilot and sole occupant of an Airlift Northwest helicopter sustained serious injuries in a crash near Granite Falls in 2002.
  3. In 2005, another Airlift Northwest helicopter crashed into the waters off of Edmonds on the evening of September 28; all occupants (a pilot and two nurses) were killed.
  4. On October 28, 2005, an Airlift Northwest helicopter crashed during takeoff from the rooftop helipad of Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington. One flight nurse received minor injuries.
Airlift Northwest crews played key roles in the response to the 2014 Oso mudslide, transporting 5 injured survivors to area hospitals


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Scene on the Sound: Thomas G. Thompson

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Photo by Jan Hansen

Who needs a weatherman or the research vessel, Thomas G. Thompson from the UW?   

Tut, tut it looks like rain.

--Jan Hansen



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Scene on the Sound: The Nimitz returns home

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Yesterday the USS Nimitz sailed through.
Photo by Jan Hansen

From the official website for Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet 

Our legacy comes from the rich history of Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz and the vast history of USS Nimitz – the lead ship of the Nimitz class of aircraft carriers. Both the man and the ship share deep roots in tradition, dedication and service to the United States Navy.

First of Her Class

USS Nimitz is a supercarrier of the U.S. 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 but was later re-designated CVN 68 (nuclear-powered multi-mission aircraft carrier) on June 30, 1975 as part of the fleet realignment. 

Nimitz was homeported at Naval Station Norfolk until 1987, when she was relocated to Naval Station Bremerton in Washington State (now part of Naval Base Kitsap).

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

In January 2015, Nimitz changed homeport from Everett back to Naval Base Kitsap.

Nimitz is now the oldest American aircraft carrier in active service.


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Scene on the Sound: Where the ferry goes

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Photo by Ron Greeley
We've published a lot of ferry photos. So let's take a look at where those ferries are going.

This is near the ferry dock in Kingston.



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Scene on the Sound: A fogbound Friday morning

Saturday, September 9, 2023

Ferry in the Fog
Photo by Gay Armsden

Lake Forest Park resident Gay Armsden snapped this iphone pic Friday at the Kingston terminal of an Edmonds-bound ferry heading into pea soup fog.

"My trip across was completely fogbound! No view whatsoever until we were about to dock at Edmonds."

Fog on Friday
Photo by Lee Wolfe

From Richmond Beach, Lee Wolfe reported that "Puget Sound was blanketed under a stubborn cloud Friday. The foghorn symphony played from early morning through early afternoon."



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Scene on the Sound: Sub heading south, continued

Sunday, September 3, 2023

Wildfire smoke did not help with identification
of this sub. Photo by Jan Hansen
Recently we published this photo of a submarine by Jan Hansen. She said she couldn't see the boat ID and asked if anyone knew what it was.

We heard from contributor Bruce Hill, retired Navy man who served on submarines.

He sent an explanation and provided a file photo of a sub to illustrate his point.

SSBN Henry Clay
Photo courtesy US Navy
"Normally, the only large visible marking to identify a U.S. submarine will the found on the sides of the conning tower - way above the waterline.

"During wartime, these numbers are sometimes muted or absent for obvious reasons.

"My guess is that the quality of the air at that moment was such as to degrade Jan Hansen's ability to capture those numbers.

'The only other prominent markings on a submarine are depth markings at the front - mostly under the waterline.

'This does seem to be a Fleet Ballistic Missile submarine, telltale being the long flat deck aft of the conning tower - which holds those missile silos.

'I am certain these numbers are there - just not visible at such a distance."


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UPDATES: Scene on the Sound: Under tow in the darkness of our thunderstorm

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Photo by Jan Hansen

Story and photos by Jan Hansen

Photo by Jan Hansen

Gray ships on a gray canvas and the first time that I have seen a Naval warship under tow. The ship in tow is number 53. 

This is the USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser under tow by the salvage vessel USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51).

Photo by Jan Hansen

The Mobile Bay was decommissioned on August 10th in San Diego and is being bought to the Navy’s Inactive Ships facility in Bremerton, Washington where they will be in a Logistic Support Asset (LSA) status. (See article from Fleet Command)  

Updated 8-31-2023 Thanks to John Slomnicki and Earl Thompson for the updated identification.



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