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31 stories matching vessel
- The Tragic Wreck of the Steamer Tacoma
Captain George D. Korts faces an official inquiry into the catastrophic loss of the vessel, revealing a series of navigational errors and failed rescue attempts.
- The Maritime Runaways of Puget Sound
A survey of seafaring history where captains would 'elope' with their own ships to evade the law, including recent incidents in Tacoma.
- Ship Strikes Seattle Wharf in Gusty Storm
A sudden gust of wind slams a ship into a Seattle wharf, destroying cargo and prompting a liability dispute.
- Mutiny at Port Townsend
A newly arrived crew refuses duty and fights for their freedom aboard a bark in the harbor.
- The Fiery End of the War Hawk
A visiting ship caught fire at Port Discovery, forcing the crew to scuttle the vessel to save her.
- Eleven Ships Wait While Newcastle's Coal Mine Sits Idle
Eleven deep-water ships sit in port while the Newcastle mine pauses work to expand, promising 1,000 tons a day when it reopens.
- The Record-Breaking Voyage of the Cassandra Adams
Built in Port Ludlow, this sturdy vessel proves its mettle on the high seas.
- Raising the Warhawk from the Depths
A complex maritime engineering feat underway at Port Discovery to salvage a sunken vessel.
- The Rebirth of the Port Ludlow Mill
After years of silence, the Port Ludlow mill prepares to resume operation with a fresh crew and a new vessel on the stocks.
- Is Puget Sound an Inland Sea?
A landmark federal court ruling determines that Puget Sound is open sea, preventing shipowners from claiming 'inland' liability protections.
- A Damning Verdict on Steamboat Safety
Following the sinking of the steamer Josephine, a King and Kitsap County grand jury finds the vessel's destruction was caused by 'gross negligence' and a failure to enforce maritime safety.
- A Journey to the Timber Powerhouse of Port Blakely
An eye-witness account of the massive industrial machinery and global trade routes operating just nine miles from Seattle in 1883.
- Longshoremen Walk Out Over Wages
Workers at the Seattle steamship wharves demand a raise to 50 cents an hour, sparking a labor standoff.
- Efficiency on the Waterfront
A clever engineering fix replaces a main mast in record time at the Seattle docks.
- Drowning and Smuggling in Port Townsend
Court business is quiet, but a sailor goes missing, a steward is drowned, and a smuggler is fined in the latest local update.
- Calling for More Lifesavers on the Pacific Coast
After several shipwrecks at the Columbia River bar, a report argues that the Twelfth District is dangerously under-equipped and neglected by Congress.
- A Captain’s High-Stakes Mutiny on the Sound
When the ship Richard III was libeled by creditors, the captain held a deputy marshal at gunpoint to make a daring escape.
- The Wreck of the Revere
A dense fog causes the American bark Revere to run aground near Cape Flattery, resulting in a total loss of the ship but a successful rescue by local Indigenous communities.
- Tragedy at Sea
A squall off Cape Flattery claims the life of a captain's wife and child.
- The Fiery End of the Steamship Mississippi
A historic blockade runner turned coal vessel is lost to a massive wharf fire in Seattle.
- The Fading Glory of Portland
Railroad expansion threatens to shift the center of Pacific Northwest shipping from the Columbia River to the Puget Sound.
- Border Smuggling Crisis
Revenue officers report nearly one hundred Chinese laborers crossing the northern frontier by boat as current enforcement resources prove inadequate.
- Twenty Days of Terror on the Beebe
A storm-battered schooner arrives at Yesler's Wharf after a harrowing near-wreck off Cape Flattery.
- The Rival Ports of the Northwest
A look at the growing competition between Portland, Tacoma, and Seattle as the Northern Pacific Railroad nears completion.
- Crew Files Admiralty Suit Against Ship Challenger
Sailors sue the captain and officers of a vessel arriving in Tacoma for systemic physical abuse, including beatings with clubs and belaying pins.