Ocean Explorer, Western Towboat, 2 Tug Assist, Homecoming from their summer up in Alaska, Hot & Sunny, Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Salty Dog Maritime Marketing PNW Marine Traffic Underway Source PNW to AK
Ocean Explorer catcher processor returns to Seattle after their summer in Alaska, while getting an assist by 2, Tugs – Western Towboats. Alaska has had a record heat wave this summer; as Seattle is now hitting 90 degrees the first week of August. The Pacific Northwest will be plum full very soon – with Alaska commercial fishing boats, tenders and processors – as they are staring to make their downhill run to the even hotter PNW.
Ocean Explorer, Pollock fishing boat, Western Towboat Assist, WA Ship Canal, Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Salty Dog Maritime Marketing PNW Marine Traffic Underway Source PNW to AK – Welcome Home!
Ocean Explorer had a fire scare in September or 2018 – Dozens of firefighters responded by land and by water to a fire on the 145 ft. trawler at Fishermen’s Terminal just after 7 in the morning. Seattle Fire said there were no injuries. The fire was burning below deck, which made access difficult. Hoses had to be run down the long dock on the Northwest finger dock at Fishermen’s Terminal, in Seattle just west of the Ballard Bridge. Thankfully, firefighters had the fire under control a short time later. Thanks to Seattle’s quick acting firemen, the fire was under control and out quickly.
Salty Dog Lab Lookout Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Salty Dog Maritime Marketing, PNW Marine Traffic Underway Source Pacific Northwest to Alaska – Info reach out to: [email protected] – Be Seen, Be Known, Be Heard – we have the commercial fishing, workboat, pleasure craft and superyacht pulse year round!
Ocean Explorer, Pollock fishing boat, Western Towboat Assist, passing Trident Seafoods, WA Ship Canal, Seattle, Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Salty Dog Maritime Marketing PNW Marine Traffic Underway Source PNW to AK – Welcome Home!
The Ocean Explorer is mostly known as a commercial Pollock fishing boat in Alaska’s freezing waters. Per usual it’s equipped with a considerably large and open-style trawl alley necessary to accommodate vast amounts of net mesh, bulbous floats, and heavy lead. The deck also provides ample space to sort, weigh, and measure fish after each haul had been brought in.
Salty Dog Lab Lookout, Salty Dog Boating News, Western Towboat assist to Ocean Explorer, Catcher Pollock Fishing Boat, AK Boat back in Seattle, Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Salty Dog Maritime Marketing PNW Marine Traffic Underway Source
The factory – usually used to process and freeze the catch, was located below deck. In the past the Ocean Explorer vessel has been chartered exclusively for scientific purposes, fish were not kept or sold. Instead, the area as prep space and dry storage.
Summer boating in the Pacific Northwest is always extremely diverse, from commercial fishing boats to yachts, research and charter vessels, sailboats, work boats, lots of tug boats and more…. The view is always changing on the WA Ship Canal due to her savvy year round marine traffic.
Salty Dog Boating News, Salty Dog Lab Lookout, Ocean Explorer, Western Towboat Tugboats assist, Passing Western Towboat, next to Trident Seafoods, Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Salty Dog Maritime Marketing PNW Marine Traffic Underway Source PNW to AK – Welcome Home!
