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Designed as the ultimate heavy weather vessel, the Pilot Boat Peacock crossed the most dangerous river bar on the planet, the Columbia River Bar, more than 35,000 times during her 30-plus year career.
The Peacock was decommissioned and replaced by an integrated pilot boat/helicopter transportation system in 1999. Because of her historical significance, however, the Peacock was given to the Columbia River Maritime Museum by the Columbia River Bar Pilots Association for preservation and display.
The Columbia River Maritime Museum initiated a campaign to restore and exhibit the Peacock on the Museum campus, celebrating her important role in providing safe transportation of bar pilots to and from ships as they entered and exited the mouth of the Columbia River.
Weighing 220,000 pounds, the Peacock sits on eight steel pilings driven to bedrock more than 40 feet below ground. Two giant cranes — capable of lifting over 300 tons each — brought the Peacock out of the river and carried her to the permanent display structure at the east end of the Museum campus. Placement on the structure's support cradles was engineered to accuracy within one-sixteenth of an inch.
The Pilot Boat Peacock was custom-built for the Columbia River Bar Pilots in Germany in 1964, and is based on a North Sea rescue boat design. Delivered for service in 1967, she is 90 feet long, 33 feet tall, and is self-righting. The stern of the boat is hinged to allow the launch and recovery of a 23-foot "daughter boat" used in heavy weather to make the actual transfer of the pilots between the ship and pilot boat.
The Peacock's maximum speed was 26 miles per hour. She carried a crew of three in addition to up to 12 bar pilots.
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a Baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometres (34 mi) southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne department of Île-de-France.
Built between 1658 and 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV, the château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe.
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When it is quiet at the feeders it usually means there is a predator nearby...all is quiet in this moment...no splashing, or flutters to be heard.
Round Rock and Little Round Rock, west of Round Rock, Arizona. In-flight Aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 3371, Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport. June 17, 2018 at 2:37 PM CDT.
Yes, the weather is pretty disgusting, but the wing still looks majestic. This is my first time aboard a Caravelle since I was a very young kid - a real thrill to be aboard this classic, one of my favorite jetliners. I am grateful that the wonderful folks at the CMH Fire Brigade allowed me to explore their airplane.
First Class / Virgin America (vx) Airbus a320 / The destination of this flight is fabulous Las Vegas!...;)
This used to be my old home. I grew up and lived here until I was 10. Of course, back then, the tree was small and was in no reach of the fifth floor like it is now.
Now we put it up for sale. Nobody has lived there in more than 10 years. We renovated it, made it all pretty and launched the ad. If someone wants an apartment in Giurgiu with a kick-ass view of the Danube and the forest feel free to write to me :D
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Of all places to see alligators! In the center of the photo is the Colorado Gators Reptile Park in Mosca, Colorado. The park originally started out in 1977 as a fish farm raising tilapia and the African perch. The warm water from a geothermal well on the property is used to keep water at a temperature appropriate for the fish. To help dispose of fish processing waste, the owners purchased young alligators. As the alligators grew, the locals wanted to see them, so the farm was opened to the public in 1990. Over the years, the farm has also become home to many unwanted, abused and sometimes dangerous reptiles after the reptile can no longer be safely cared for by individuals. One of the goals of the farm is to help educate the public as to the challenges and dangers of trying to keep reptiles as pets. In-flight Aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 3371, Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport. June 17, 2018 at 2:11 PM CDT.
The Alps were a magnificant site from my vantage point as we approached them on a perfectly clear day. Many plaes were flying over head leaving contrails while the clouds below blanketed the base of the moutains. Quite a site for me to see.
6/15/13 Portland, Oregon. Nikon Coolpix AW110, handheld, sooc. Car windshield. 106 views as of 8/9/13.