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W. T. Preston. / 48.51611°N 122.60917°W / 48.51611; -122.60917. W. T. Preston is a specialized sternwheeler that operated as a snagboat, removing log jams and natural debris that prevented river navigation on several Puget Sound -area rivers. She is now the centerpiece of the Snagboat Heritage Center in Anacortes, Washington.
The MV Hyak is a Super-class ferry that was operated by Washington State Ferries. Built in 1966 at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard in San Diego, the ferry began service on July 20, 1967, and normally ran on the Seattle–Bremerton route or the Anacortes–San Juan Islands run . Hyak is chinook jargon for "speedy".
Anacortes ( / ˌænəˈkɔːrtəs / AN-ə-KOR-təs) is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The name "Anacortes" is an adaptation of the name of Anne Curtis Bowman, who was the wife of early Fidalgo Island settler Amos Bowman. [5] Anacortes' population was 17,637 at the time of the 2020 census. [2] It is one of two principal ...
The Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry is a system of ferry route operated by Washington State Ferries. The routes serve Anacortes, Lopez Island, Shaw Island, Orcas Island, San Juan Island, and Sidney on Vancouver Island in Canada. [2] [3] Sidney service was suspended in March 2020 and is not planned to resume until 2030.
Ferry and crew. The current ferry, M/V Guemes, (91 tons) is a 21-vehicle, 100-passenger, diesel-powered ferry designed by Nickum & Spaulding of Seattle and built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in Somerset, Massachusetts. She was launched on Dec. 21, 1978 and put into service on the Anacortes-Guemes route in 1979.
The Western Flyer is a fishing boat, most known for its use by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts in their 1940 expedition to the Gulf of California, the notes from which culminated in their 1941 book Sea of Cortez, later reworked by Steinbeck into The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1951). [ 1] According to Kevin Bailey, [ 2] "the most famous fishing ...
144 vehicles (max 34 tall vehicles) Crew. 14 (12 with sun deck closed) The Olympic-class are roll-on/roll-off ferries designed for Washington State Ferries (WSF), a government agency in the U.S. state of Washington. They are the newest class in the WSF fleet and intended to replace the Evergreen State -class ferries that are near retirement age.
Puget Sound Refinery. The Puget Sound Refinery is an oil refinery on March Point near Anacortes, Washington, United States. It is operated by HF Sinclair and is one of the largest employers in Skagit County. [3] The refinery has a capacity of 145,000 barrels a day, [4] making it the 52nd largest in the United States, in 2015, with facilities ...