2021-01-27 Raising the M/V Chilkat (05) (2048x1360)

            Guemes Channel.
The M/V Chilkat, which sank in Guemes Channel during a windstorm two weeks ago, was lifted by a crane and placed onto a barge.  Global Diving and Salvage was contracted to recover the vessel. The estimated removal cost is $800,000. 

M/V Chilkat, was built in 1957, and  was the first ferry of the Alaska Marine Highway System. 

In 2012, Chilkat was purchased by Island Scallops for use as a scallop tender

D.B. General is the largest floating and revolving derrick barge on the West Coast of North America. The crane’s maximum capacity is 700 tons.

Taken in: United States / Washington / Anacortes (show map)

Taken on: January 27, 2021

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Nikon COOLPIX A1000

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Camera: Nikon COOLPIX A1000, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, 35.7mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon COOLPIX A1000
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	35.7mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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