Photos by Phone Grod

Whidbey sitting there with some logs on the east side of the bay.

Ship is being escorted nearly empty out of the Blair Waterway.

Sisuaq in Commencement Bay, Tacoma

On the way out of the Blair. Assist tug Pacific Star is to the right of the ship and dead TOTE ship Great Land is rusting at the end of the waterway, on the Excel's left.

Closeup of the bridge and the stack.

Ever Excel on it's way out of the Blair Waterway, under Assist.

Assisting the Ever Excel out of the Blair Waterway

Assisting the Ever Excel out of the Blair and into Commencement Bay.

The Grizzly now escorting it's bunkering barge.

Tug Grizzly without it's barge.

Next to it's twin, the Cape Island. Both are moored at Sperry Ocean Dock in Commencement Bay.

Moored at Sperry Ocean Dock

Moored, as always at the Sperry Ocean Dock.

At anchor in the Hylebos @ Trident Seafood.

At berth in the Blair Waterway, Pierce County Terminal

En route the UWT terminal in the Blair Waterway

Being assisted by tugs out of the Sticum Waterway.

Anchored in the Hylebos Waterway

Rusting away in the mouth of the Blair Waterway

The A Max at TEMCO dock in Tacoma. Ship is awaiting assist tugs.

Coastal Reliance. It's one really big tug with a 600 foot barge named the 550-4

At Point Defiance Ferry Terminal

In Blair waterway, with the container ship "Athena" being assisted nearby.

A bit far away, but it nicely illustrates the size of the vessel.

Looking West across the bay. The ship is about 1km out from shore.

At anchor in Commencement Bay