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Coast Guardsmen from Station Grays Harbor lay a memorial wreath during the Blessing of the Fleet ceremony on Sunday in Westport. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Westport holds ceremony remember those dead at sea

They also performed the annual Blessing of the Fleet

Bosun Kate Miller-Vickers helps ready the yards of the Lady Washington for the 2024 sailing season. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Sailors aloft: Lady Washington readies for sailing season

There’s more to it than casting off the lines and going

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World A fishing crew loads pots aboard their fishing boat on dump day in Westport Harbor.

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Commercial crab fishermen sortie for dump day

About 150 boats launched out of Westport alone

Coast Guardsmen and firefighters from South Beach Regional Fire Authority responded Friday after a small boat sank near the marina, leaving two in the water. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Two rescued Friday after boat sinks off Westport

They were rescued after just a few minutes in the water

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Sailors aboard the Lady Washington bring in sails as the ship heads in to port in Olympia on September 2.

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Sunny sailing: Lady Washington takes part in Olympia Harbor Days

She’ll be present there for another weekend

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World file The Lady Washington sits tied alongside the pier in Port Orchard on July 2.

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Close-ish to home: Lady Washington visits Olympia

This may be the closest she’ll come to Aberdeen for a long while

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World The Lady Washington’s Chief Mate James Hsu, left, works with Marijo Gauthier-Bérubé as she takes part of a program where nautical archaeology graduate students familiarize themselves with practical sailing aboard the Lady Washington.

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All hands: grad students learn to sail the traditional way

It’s one thing to see a sail plan in a classroom, another to hoist them onesself

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Kate Miller-Vickers eyeballs the pier as the Lady Washington glides into the dock at Port Orchard on July 2.

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Lady Wash spending summer season sailing, schooling

The ship has seen thousands of guests as it makes its way through the sound

Photos by Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World The Grays Harbor Historical Seaport and Twin Harbors Waterkeepers hosted a community event on March 25 to talk about cleanup efforts for the area.

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A river for us all: Historical Seaport hosts bilingual community day

Translation helped to make the work of cleaning the river more accessible.

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World The crew of the Lady Washington hoist parts of the topmasts aloft as they prepare the ship for sea.

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Lady Washington crew readying ship for sailing season

It’s a little more complicated than hoisting the sails and putting out to sea.

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World A fishing vessel sits alongside an empty slip at Westport Marina on March 1. The marina is working its way through planning a modernization process to accommodate modern vessels, which are larger than the docks built in the ’80s were designed for.

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Building for the future: Westport Marina planning overhaul to docks

Old, undersized docks will be rebuilt for larger, modern vessels

Courtesy photo / Ezra McCampbell Coast Guard personnel stand on a pier near Tokeland after assisting in the recovery of two fishermen who capsized while pulling up a crab pot on Monday, Jan. 16.

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Good samaritans, Coast Guard help rescue capsized boaters near Tokeland

Neither of the two men sustained serious injury.

Lady Washington lies alongside the pier at the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport, laid up for winter. The nonprofit is seeking funds to update equipment aboard the vessel, now more than three decades old. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Keep her sailing: nonprofit fundraises for Lady Washington, eyes future

A ship always has needs.