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6 stories matching bilg
- The Opium Smugglers of the Idaho
A federal investigation uncovers a massive scheme to hide contraband in the bilges and barrels of a Pacific steamship, revealing a deep culture of corruption in the Sound’s maritime trade.
- Safety Crackdown After Lake Chelan Boat Fire
Following a near-disaster on the gas launch Victory, officials mandate stricter safety inspections for inland watercraft.
- The Tug Mogul's Last Run and the Engineers Who Took the Blame
A letter from Victoria defends the engine-room crew of the tug Mogul, insisting the vessel was unfit to reach Neah Bay and that no one panicked as the water rose.
- A Terrifying Night at Sea
After battling a violent southeaster off the Columbia River bar, the crew and passengers of the steamer Point Loma narrowly survived a waterlogged, freezing disaster by forming a bucket brigade.
- The Sad End of the Bark Maria
A historic, weather-beaten vessel from Ecuador meets its final demise on the Seattle waterfront after a lifetime at sea.
- The 75-Year-Old Whistling-Buoy Inventor Comes to Fit the Navy's 600-Ton Gate
James Bigler, who has built the giant steel caissons in every government dry dock in the country, arrives on Puget Sound to assemble the mammoth gate for the Port Orchard dock — a 600-ton steel vessel shipped in pieces around Cape Horn.