Saturday, March 7, 2009

Oregon Responder Tour

Recently I had the chance to go visit the Oregon Responder with my Venturing Crew. It one of few select ships that are sent out to clean up the massive oil spills in the ocean that often make the news. I didn’t realize that the ship for the Oregon coast area was situated in Astoria.

It was a cool ship to tour, and isn’t you average boat. It is equipped with many special features to help aid it in its tasks. I decided to take a few pictures of the things that I saw. Below are the pics.

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The boat had two cranes that could be used on board.

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There was a boat that could be sent out for smaller items. It had a unique rail system that it was on. Because of this, it just slid off the boat and into the water.

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As technology has advanced, it has slowly made its way over to the marine world. The new information computer shown right here is one such example.

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A sign the sums up what this ship is all about.

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The big hose and air piston boom used to suck up the oil. It was night when we toured the ship so that is the reason for the dark. 

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Every ship must have a eating area, no matter what type it is.

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One of the giant generators used to give electricity to the ship. 

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The star of the show, the giant oil consuming hose, all coiled up.

1 comment:

Bri-onic Man said...

Wonder if their food is a good as the Coast Guard's . . . Thanks for posting the pics! :-)