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2014-05-02 San Juan Enterprise, Mount Adams,Garth Foss & Strait Arrow (Long Exposure) (2048x1024)

Port of Anacortes Pier 2

Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.

 

Strait Arrow was built by Stewart Seacraft in 1964

 

San Juan Enterprise was built in 1968 as LCM 8537 by Gunderson Brothers Engineering, Portland Oregon for the US Navy. Now used for San Juan Island inter-island cargo and passenger transportation based in Anacortes.

The San Juan Islands comprise, by definition, San Juan County, Washington. At mean high tide, there are over 400 islands and rocks in the archipelago, 128 of which are named, and only four Lopez, Shaw, Orcas & San Juan Island are served by the Washington State Ferry system.

 

 

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