Photos by Tag: welder

February 12th, 2021

Lighting it up: Dakota Creek 2004

It was 17 years ago last month that I took this photo of a welder working on the hull of a boat at Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) on the Anacortes waterfront.

April 30th, 2020

Sparks fly at Dakota Creek: 2004

Work goes round the clock at times. A welder at Dakota Creek Industries in downtown Anacortes, January 2004.

September 19th, 2011

Closing seams

Construction crews at Dakota Creek Industries labored under blue skies for most of the day Monday.

May 5th, 2006

A boat is born

Work begins at Dakota Creek Shipyard on what I believe is the bow section of a boat. Welders work in conjunction with heavy equipment operators as steel sections are cut, positioned and welded into place. Not a bad place to work on a sunny day, given the view and all…

October 27th, 2005

Fire and rain

Work at Dakota Creek Shipyard is not hampered by a bit of rain. Workers were out bright and early Monday morning. In this scene a welder on the second level of a new vessel is being observed by a co-worker from the deck above. An interesting project if you get a chance to check it […]

February 23rd, 2005

Working up high

Inspired by an awesome Benjamin Benschneider photo in the Seattle Times/P-I Sunday magazine, I dropped by Dakota Creek this morning to check progress on a vessel being built just a few feet from the fenceline on 3rd Street. This welder was working on the bow, his back to the sun and a fully exposed Mt. […]

April 5th, 2004

Waterfront welder

While many of the rest of us started our weekend, a crew including this welder put in a Saturday morning shift at Dakota Creek on the north edge of the city. I experience mixed sensations of sentimentality and awe when I watch vessels like this one come together at the hands of skilled craftsmen. The […]

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