Discovery, Ocean Marine Services, Seattle Ship Canal Ballard Bridge Lift
Ocean Marine Services, Vessel Name Discovery made its way through the Seattle Ship Canal heading eastbound through the Ballard Locks, with a Ballard Bridge lift heading east down the Fremont Cut; during a perfectly cold December blue crisp sunny Pacific Northwest morning. Discovery, Nikiski AK, came in following a Western Towboat Tug and Blackwater Marine Crane Barge.
Discovery, Nikiski, AK, Ballard Bridge Lift, Ship Canal Winter, PNW, Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Marine Traffic Source!
Discovery is an offshore supply vessel in the fleet of ships owned by Ocean Marine Services. At 200 ft Discovery has a beam of 40 ft. it’s built for Alaska’s hardest and unforgiving weather conditions and extremely tight must meet schedules. Discovery is a tough vessel featuring Dynamic Positioning One (DP1) Ulstein Z-Drives and a controllable pitch Brunvoll bow thruster. Atop the wheelhouse has a remote controlled 5,000 GPM fire canon. She’s got power and grit!
Discovery, Nikiski, AK Vessel, back to the PNW, Salty Dog Lab Look Out Gives a Ship Canal Welcome Back Bark, Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Marine Traffic Source, Marine Traffic AK to PNW Source!
Ocean Marine Services fleet of vessels operates four offshore supply vessels, a landing craft, a research catamaran, works with partner companies Offshore Systems and Aleutian Fuel Services out of Dutch Harbor, AK – Offshore Systems Kena, Nikiski Fuel Services, and underwater diving contractor Blackwater Marine to make sure that client needs are met year round 24/7. Ocean Marine Services, (OMSI) in Nikiski, AK and Kirkland, WA, is known for their extremely skilled crews and vessels that are able to work in Alaska’s harshest conditions.
Discovery, Nikiski AK, Ocean Marine Services, eastbound in the Ship Canal Bridge Lift following, Blackwater Marine and Western Towboat: Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Salty Sea Chick, AK to PNW Canal Marine Traffic Source!
For Ocean Marine Services, their main focus is primarily oil services and gas operations in Alaska’s rough Cook Inlet. They retrofit used vessels to handle the ice, extreme tides and swift current in the inlet, which has seen an uptake in exploration. Alaska’s finest; vessel Discovery is hard at work and back in the PNW this winter just before the Holidays!
Discovery, Underway Passing Old Trident Yard and Western Towboat, Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Canal Marine Traffic Source
