PORT ANGELES — The arrival of a second giant ship carrier in Port Angeles Harbor has been delayed until Tuesday, according to a ship tracking website.
The MV Dockwise Vanguard, a 902-foot semi-submersible heavy-lift ship, was initially scheduled to arrive in the harbor today.
On Sunday, the ship tracking site www.MarineTraffic.com indicated the new estimated time of arrival will be at about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, when the ship is expected to begin the process of loading the Polar Pioneer for its next voyage.
The Polar Pioneer, a 355-foot-tall oil platform, arrived in Port Angeles in October to resupply and offload equipment.
Royal Dutch Shell has not released information on the destination of the Polar Pioneer, which the company leased for unsuccessful exploratory drilling in the Arctic over the summer.
The 738-foot-long semi-submersible heavy-lift ship MV Blue Marlin awaited the arrival in Port Angeles of the oil drilling ship Noble Discoverer, which remained in the Port of Everett on Sunday.
Both transport ships are owned and operated by Dockwise Shipping of the Netherlands.
Mudslides cleared
Mudslides kept state Department of Transportation road crews busy early Sunday morning.
At 6:30 a.m., U.S. Highway 101 was partially closed at Milepost 174 in the area of the Hoh River due to a mudslide on the northbound lanes.
It was cleared by 10 a.m., said Doug Adamson, spokesman for the department.
A second mudslide was reported at 6:44 a.m. on state Highway 112 at Milepost 3 near Neah Bay.
Crews cleared and reopened the road at 8:05 a.m., Adamson said.
Chorale concert
PORT ANGELES —The NorthWest Women’s Chorale invites the public to “Gaudete!” (“Rejoice!”), its holiday concert at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave., tonight.
The 25-voice chorale, alongside director Joy Lingerfelt and collaborative pianist Kristin Quigley Brye, will offer Christmas music from Europe and the Americas in the 7 p.m. performance.
Admission to this concert, the final of three given this month by the ensemble, is a suggested $15 donation, with proceeds to benefit the nonprofit NorthWest Women’s Chorale.
For information, visit www.nwwomenschorale.org.
Holiday potluck
PORT TOWNSEND — A holiday potluck and slideshow will be held at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
The Olympic Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society will sponsor the free event, which is open to the public.
Setup and socializing start at 5 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m.
Bring a potluck dish, place setting and slides, as well as favorite photos of plants and events.
The photos should be on either a CD or thumb drive.
For more information, contact Ann Weinmann at 360-379-0986 or aweinmann@cablespeed.com.
Sockeye meeting
SEKIU — The Lake Ozette Sockeye Steering Committee will meet at the Sekiu Community Center, 42 Rice St., to discuss sockeye salmon recovery updates and project implementation from 10:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Agenda topics will include updates on activities since the September meeting; updates on the predation workshop; a presentation on Floodplains by Design, public outreach and education strategies; reports on existing recovery projects; and discussion about potential new projects, project funding sources and future steering committee activities.
The committee helped develop the Lake Ozette Sockeye Salmon Recovery Plan and is now providing input for its implementation.
The steering committee’s open membership includes landowners, interested citizens, timber companies and representatives from local, state, federal and tribal governments.
For more information, contact Rachel Caldwell at 206-583-0655 or rcaldwell@triangleassociates.com.
Open house set
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend School of Woodworking will hold an open house for the Fort Worden Porch Furniture Project in Building 304 at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way.
The open house is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday.
Admission is free.
This is the first public tour of the new workspace, which is producing sets of custom porch furniture for Fort Worden.
Members of the team will be on hand to share design and production details.
For more information, visit www.ptwoodschool.org.
Tree talk slated
SEQUIM — Josh Dallen of Arbor’s Edge Orchard and Tree Service will present a program at Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
The program is free and open to the public.
Dallen will talk about the physiology of trees, how to keep them healthy and how to ascertain whether to bring in a professional to help trees thrive.
For more information, email patty@nashsorganicproduce.com or phone 360-681-6274.
