Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 07.15.2019
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm arrives into the Columbia River en route to their homeport at Tongue Point in Astoria, Ore. July 15, 2019. The Cutter Elm is replacing the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, both 225-foot Juniper Class seagoing buoy tenders, as part of a Coast Guard wide hull swap. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read....
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 06.02.2019
The 738-foot motor vessel, Gorgoypikoos, sits aground on the Miller Sands bar, east of Tongue Point, Ore., June 2, 2019. The vessel was carrying grain, 318,017 gallons of fuel-oil and twenty-one crew members, but reported no injuries or pollution. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector Columbia River....
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 10.30.2018
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell reset the safety chain along the side of the vessel after setting a mooring buoy at Tongue Point, in Astoria, Ore., October 30, 2018. The buoy will be used by the Coast Guard to moor up assets in the relative protection of the cove at Tongue Point. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn....
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 10.30.2018
Petty Officer 2nd Class Trevor Tyler, a boatswains mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell trips the catch on a chain stop to drop the chain of a mooring buoy into the water at Tongue Point, in Astoria, Ore., October 30, 2018. For safety reasons, the rest of the crew stands clear when the chain is released over the side of the Bluebells gunnel. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 10.30.2018
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell utilize a deck crane to lower an anchor into the water at Tongue Point, in Astoria, Ore., October 30, 2018. The anchor will hold a mooring buoy in place so that Coast Guard vessels may moor there in the future. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn....
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 10.30.2018
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell bend the metal on a pin to permanently affix a shackle and chain to an anchor in preparation for setting a mooring buoy at Tongue Point, in Astoria, Ore., October 30, 2018. The qualified crew operate and service all the aids to navigation on the Columbia River. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn....
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 10.30.2018
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell use a sledge hammer to affix a shackle in place as they prepare to set a mooring buoy at Tongue Point, in Astoria, Ore., October 30, 2018. The shackle attaches the chain to the anchor, in this case, the second class shackle was deemed too small to use and was swapped out for a larger, first class shackle. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 10.30.2018
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell has arranged the deck in preparation for setting a mooring buoy at Tongue Point, in Astoria, Ore., October 30, 2018. The mooring buoy is planned to be made available for the Coast Guard's Fast Response Cutters to connect with in the future. U.S. Coast Guards photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn....
