Curt Nehring, a Columbia River Bar pilot, Capt. Daniel Travers, commander, Coast Guard Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., and Travers' wife, CC, toss flowers into the Columbia River in memoriam of those who have lost their life on the river or at sea, Aug. 7, 2015. The tossing of the flowers wrapped up the annual Seaman's Memorial ceremony held at Maritime Memorial Park in Astoria. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read)