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.
Work goes round the clock at times. A welder at Dakota Creek Industries in downtown Anacortes, January 2004.
Construction crews at Dakota Creek Industries labored under blue skies for most of the day Monday.
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…
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]