Power outage that forced cruise ship back to Seattle was ‘very rare’ occurrence
The Celebrity Solstice briefly lost power Friday and had to return to port for inspection in what officials are saying was a rare occurrence.
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As ‘Deadliest Catch’ airs show on the sinking of Seattle-based crab boat Destination, take a look at The Seattle Times investigation, ‘No Return’
A special episode of the Discovery Channel show “Deadliest Catch” focuses on the 2017 sinking of the Seattle-based crab boat Destination. It will re-air at 8 p.m....
Seattle will be home port for new class of icebreakers
The Coast Guard currently has two polar icebreakers in Seattle: the Polar Star, which is considered capable of breaking heavy ice, and the Healy, considered a...
Coast Guard cutter that survived D-Day landings being restored by King County couple VIEW
The 83-foot-long wooden cutters and their crews, all part of Rescue Flotilla One, saved more than 400 people on D-Day, proving to be “instrumental in the...
Shipbuilder Vigor cites due diligence in delay of plant launch in Vancouver, Washington
When Vigor launches production at the former Christensen yacht site in Vancouver, Washington, about 100 workers skilled in aluminum boat production will be employed. Some...
Carnival will pay $20 million over pollution from its cruise ships
Carnival, whose brands include Seattle-based Holland America Line and Seabourn, admitted violating terms of probation from a 2016 criminal conviction for discharging oily waste from...
Take a peek aboard a new arrival in Seattle for the Alaskan cruise fleet VIEW
Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas arrived at pier 91 Friday, picking up passengers for a seven-day round trip to Alaska.
Chinook bust on the Columbia: Spring returns worse than forecast on Northwest’s largest river
Lower-than-predicted spring chinook runs to the Columbia River are puzzling fish managers and frustrating fishermen.
How do you launch a 330-ton tugboat? Very carefully.
Ballard's Western Towboat carefully launched a new 660,000-pound harbor tug, moving it down a street with the help of two semitrucks, a forklift and six...
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