THE 73-foot ex-commercial fishing vessel converted into a yacht with a colorful name has left after quite an adventure in Port Angeles. Platypus Marine, the… Continue reading
Zambesi, a 587-foot bulk cargo ship, moored to the Port of Port Angeles’ Terminal 3 on Wednesday for a 10-day stay to take on a… Continue reading
IF YOU’RE IN Port Angeles to celebrate Independence Day on Friday, be sure to look to the harbor in the 2 o’clock hour. The Port… Continue reading
Today is likely to be a busy day for some of the personnel at Lee Shore Boats in Port Angeles. They are slated to launch… Continue reading
Global Heart, a 584-foot Panamanian-flagged cargo ship, moored to the Port of Port Angeles’ Terminal 3 at suppertime last Sunday, concluding a 4,918-nautical-mile voyage since… Continue reading
Island Express III was launched in Port Angeles last week. She is a 72-foot-long, 92-passenger ferry that was built to U.S. Coast Guard standards by… Continue reading
Armstrong Marine, the aluminum-boat manufacturer whose headquarters are just off U.S. Highway 101 midway between Port Angeles and Sequim, attached the wheelhouse and passenger compartment… Continue reading
Big ships tying up to Port of Port Angeles docks dominated the past week in Port Angeles Harbor. The Panamanian-flagged cargo ship Bunun Ace moored… Continue reading
If you WERE driving along Marine Drive in Port Angeles this past week, it was hard to miss the vast collection of debarked logs and… Continue reading
An unusual-looking apparatus was installed Thursday on the foredeck of Solution (GRC 43), which is moored to Westport Shipyard’s dock at Port Angeles Boat Haven.… Continue reading
It's official: Two large Holland America cruise ships will visit Port Angeles next month, docking at the Port of Port Angeles' Terminal 1 North. On… Continue reading
The Oriente Crest, a 561-foot, Panamanian-flagged bulk cargo ship, is spending this weekend moored to Port of Port Angeles Terminal 3. She’s expected to remain… Continue reading
On Sunday, March 2, I returned from a four-month hiatus and resumed writing the Peninsula Daily News' “On the Waterfront” maritime column. Friends, acquaintances and… Continue reading
A LONG-HAUL TRUCKING company from Florida brought an unusual looking cargo to the Port Angeles Boatyard on Monday. The company, Evora Express, drove in with… Continue reading
Zambesi, a 587-foot bulk cargo ship, moored to the Port of Port Angeles' Terminal 3 on Monday for a 10-day stay to take on a… Continue reading
VERNE BRAGHETTA, WHO heads up the fiberglass department at Platypus Marine, the full-service shipyard, yacht-repair facility and steel-boat manufacturer on Marine Drive in Port Angeles,… Continue reading
A BEAUTY WITH a rich and well-traveled past is on the hard in Platypus Marine Inc.'s yard in Port Angeles. Platypus Marine is, of course,… Continue reading
Lee Shore Boats, the aluminum-boat manufacturer whose production facilities are on the west side of Port Angeles, recently closed escrow on 3 acres that adjoins… Continue reading
That persistent fog caused by a ridge of high pressure over much of the West Coast that has blanketed coastal cities has reached almost legendary… Continue reading
Platypus Marine, Port Angeles' full-service shipyard, yacht-repair facility and steel-boat manufacturer on Marine Drive, is noted for hauling out big yachts, fishing boats and commercial… Continue reading
