David G. Sellars

The Samish

ON THE WATERFRONT WITH DAVID G. SELLARS: Familiar log tug headed to Panama

A frequent visitor to Port Angeles Harbor for four decades and one of the workhorses of the region’s timber boom is leaving for good. The… Continue reading

The Samish
The 28-foot aluminum boat under construction at Lee Shore Boats in Port Angeles that will run fishing trips out of Crescent City

ON THE WATERFRONT WITH DAVID G. SELLARS: Customer comes first with boat-builder’s labor of love

Eric Schneider, owner of Lee Shore Boats, has a labor of love, so to speak, this Valentine’s Day weekend. It’s a 28-foot mono hull that… Continue reading

The 28-foot aluminum boat under construction at Lee Shore Boats in Port Angeles that will run fishing trips out of Crescent City
The container ship Bear Mountain Bridge anchored off Lees Creek in eastern Port Angeles Harbor. (David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News)

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Delayed container ships wait in Port Angeles Harbor

An unusual sight in Port Angeles Harbor last week: two fully loaded container ships anchored in the harbor. They were unable to secure berths in… Continue reading

The container ship Bear Mountain Bridge anchored off Lees Creek in eastern Port Angeles Harbor. (David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News)
The commercial fishing vessel Sea Mac

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Port Angeles boat manufacturer adding inflatables to its line

One of the North Olympic Peninsula's success stories, Armstrong Marine on Octane Lane off U.S. Highway 101, midway between Sequim and Port Angeles, continues to… Continue reading

The commercial fishing vessel Sea Mac
St. Nicholas

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: The patron saint of sailors

Young and old alike are anticipating the arrival of St. Nicholas this Thursday, Christmas Day. To 21st-century America, St. Nicholas is just another name for… Continue reading

St. Nicholas
This boom boat

ON THE WATERFRONT: Sea trials turn out to be soggy work for Lee Shore Boats staffer

I visited this week with Joe Beck, who works in the sales and design department at Lee Shore Boats in Port Angeles. He said they… Continue reading

This boom boat

ON THE WATERFRONT — Port Angeles’ Armstrong Marine a flurry of activity

I recently visited with Perry Knudson, who directs the international sales and marketing programs for Armstrong Marine in the company’s manufacturing facilities at the site… Continue reading

The newly renamed Eagleford leaves Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1 for an anchorage in Port Angeles Harbor on Friday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Tanker seen in harbor for years gets a new owner, name and East Coast assignment

A LONGTIME VISITOR to Port Angeles Harbor received a new owner and a new name last week. Now it has received a farewell as the… Continue reading

The newly renamed Eagleford leaves Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1 for an anchorage in Port Angeles Harbor on Friday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
The Atlantic Superior is shown tied up to Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1.  —Photo by David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Canadian ship spends week under repair in Port Angeles

The red-hulled Atlantic Superior — a ship not among the regular visitors to Port Angeles Harbor — left the Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1… Continue reading

The Atlantic Superior is shown tied up to Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1.  —Photo by David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News
Jesse Stark

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: A homecoming of sorts for ship’s captain

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel based in Alaska made a brief stop in Port Angeles earlier this month. It was a homecoming… Continue reading

Jesse Stark
Silverado sits at the dock in Port Angeles. —Photo by David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Noted yacht makes another visit to Port Angeles for maintenance repair

Baseball has Mr. October, presidential elections typically have October surprises, and Platypus Marine has its own October tradition: the arrival at its facility of the… Continue reading

Silverado sits at the dock in Port Angeles. —Photo by David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News
The tanker Polar Resolution sits moored at the Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1 pier on Thursday as seen in this aerial photo.  —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Topside repair business steps up in Port of Port Angeles

Fall is here, and the topside repair business is accelerating in the Port of Port Angeles. Polar Resolution, a crude oil tanker operated by Polar… Continue reading

The tanker Polar Resolution sits moored at the Port of Port Angeles Terminal 1 pier on Thursday as seen in this aerial photo.  —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
The St. Eval in Victoria’s Inner Harbour.  —Photo by David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Converted tug quite an eye-catcher

My wife, Mardi, and I took the MV Coho from Port Angeles to Victoria to visit her mother. Pulling into Victoria’s Inner Harbour aboard the… Continue reading

The St. Eval in Victoria’s Inner Harbour.  —Photo by David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News
The Issuma is shown in Port Angeles Boat Haven before her skipper

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Schooner makes Port Angeles stopover en route to Antarctica

For a week or more, Issuma was moored in the Port Angeles Boat Haven. She is a 50-foot steel staysail schooner built in Tarare, France,… Continue reading

The Issuma is shown in Port Angeles Boat Haven before her skipper
The Astoria Bay moored at Port of Port Angeles Terminal 3 last week. Click on arrow upper right to see her as Dry Beam after a rogue wave shifted her log cargo in 2012 and damaged the ship. David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News

ON THE WATERFRONT WITH DAVID G. SELLARS: Log ship’s past illustrates dangers of the sea

A VISITOR WITH interesting anecdotal history has spent the past week tied up to Port of Port Angeles Terminal 3. Astoria Bay is a 610-foot… Continue reading

The Astoria Bay moored at Port of Port Angeles Terminal 3 last week. Click on arrow upper right to see her as Dry Beam after a rogue wave shifted her log cargo in 2012 and damaged the ship. David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News
The Northcoast yacht New Atlantic approaches the guest dock at Boat Haven in Port Angeles. David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News

ON THE WATERFRONT: Cargo ships arrive ‘deadhead’ in Port Angeles

Thanks and a tip of the bosun's cap to Ed Chadd of Port Angeles, who wrote to ask if ships are loaded with cargo or… Continue reading

The Northcoast yacht New Atlantic approaches the guest dock at Boat Haven in Port Angeles. David G. Sellars/for Peninsula Daily News
Global Round

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Fog horns resound along Port Angeles Harbor

THE MARINE LAYER that blanketed our area at the beginning of the week generated a number of inquiries from constant readers (my wife even fielded… Continue reading

Global Round
Harvestor

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Survivor of Pearl Harbor attack works Port Angeles Harbor fish pens

A part of American naval legend moored to the Port of Port Angeles' Terminal 3 to take on a load of fresh water Friday afternoon.… Continue reading

Harvestor
The 118-foot pleasure yacht Galeocerdo

IF YOU MISSED THIS: Like something from ‘Star Trek” — what is that strange-looking vessel? (UPDATED)

(PDN's "On the Waterfront" Sunday column) PORT ANGELES — Galeocerdo — which is the genus name of the tiger shark — came into the Port… Continue reading

The 118-foot pleasure yacht Galeocerdo
The 118-foot pleasure yacht Galeocerdo

ON THE WATERFRONT: Like something from ‘Star Trek” — what is that strange-looking vessel?

PORT ANGELES — Galeocerdo — which is the genus name of the tiger shark — came into the Port Angeles Boat Haven for a load… Continue reading

The 118-foot pleasure yacht Galeocerdo