2027 Calendar
Tug Valor pushing through Guemes Channel at golden hour — all amber water, hazy tree line, and quiet power.
January
Two container ships from the same company sit docked at the Port of Tacoma, with evening light falling over the vessels and Mount Rainier looming in the background.
February
Tug Lindsey Foss getting ready to assist on a dark, gloomy, rainy winter day in Bellingham Bay, Washington
March
Night operations with Tug Severance beside a car carrier during a bunkering job at Blair Terminal in Tacoma, Washington. The ship and tug lights reflect beautifully across the dark waters of the Blair Waterway.
April
Evening sunlight falls across Elliott Bay as Tug Athena works to spin a ship around at the stern. The reflection of Athena on the ship creates a cool visual effect as she throttles up her engines.
May
Boyer Towing’s Tug Mary Catherine H. at the Maxum Fuel Dock on a beautiful Seattle day, with warm afternoon sunlight falling across the tug and the waterfront.
June
Crowley Tug Response heads out of Port Angeles Harbor after a ship job beneath a sky on fire with brilliant shades of pink and purple.
July
Night work at Terminal 5 as Tug BO Brusco gets ready to take the MSC Savona off the dock. Big ship, tight quarters, and the precision of tugboat work—all under a sea of lights that makes the water come alive.
August
Evening sunlight rays falling over a landing craft approaching to dock in Anacortes, Washington.
September
Western Tug Alaska Titan streaming a loaded barge through Elliott Bay on a beautiful afternoon, with the sunlight highlighting the tug and her tow on their way to Alaska.
October
Tug BO Brusco crossing Tacoma Harbor with the Port of Tacoma in the background and the snow-capped peak of Mount Rainier towering over it all. A beautiful bluebird summer day on the water.
November
When the city sleeps, the Port of Seattle comes alive.
The image captures a tug Sun Spirit at KMI dock at night, illuminated by strong orange port crane lights in the background and striking blue lights from the vessel reflecting across the dark water. The contrast of industrial structures glowing against the stillness of the night creates a dramatic maritime scene.
December
An old salmon trawler crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca, with the Olympic Mountains and Port Townsend paper mill smoke in the background.
