Here are some photographs I took last week, exploring the industrial waterways of Tacoma. All these images are available in their original, 1600 x 1200 size. Email me if you’d like any of them.
First, we watched Crowley tugs Tioga and Guide, with help from Weddell Foss, turn MOL Proficiency at the end of Blair Waterway.
By the way, those are Evergeen’s enormous cranes in the background.
Tioga’s work is done; Weddell Foss still has a line to the bow.
And Guide remains tied up astern.
Away they go…
Meanwhile, next door in the Hylebos Waterway, we made a fascinating discovery. It’s the formerly lovely Kalakala, looking quite a bit worse for wear.
By the way, that URL on the bridge deck, http://www.ebay.com/kalakala, doesn’t seem to work anymore. You’d think the people who maintain this retired ferryboat could keep their hyperlinks up to date! 
Later, back in Foss Waterway, I spotted Crowley tugs Guide and Tioga, all moored and put away for the afternoon, having earned their keep for the day.
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Momma Pauline // Jun 3, 2008 at 1:24 pm
I first saw the Kalakala on the mud banks in Kodiak where it had been “retired” as a fish processing plant. IMHO it probably should have stayed there and been dismantled for scrap.
The next time Martinac has a major ship launching we’ll bring you and your camera along. Your uncle is the official photographer . It’s exciting to watch the all the guys working at last minute touch-ups, from ensuring the skids are in order to the oil-containment floats being in place.
John Brewer // Jun 5, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Excellent photos of the Kalakala. We haven’t seen any photos of it since it was towed out of our waters several years ago.
Would it be possible for us to print one or two of those photos in the Peninsula Daily News with? We would need high-res JPEGs, if that’s possible.
If it is, could you send them to me at john.brewer@peninsuladailynews.com? How would you like them credited?
Many thanks, and best regards, JOHN BREWER
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