Nice parking job!

It almost looks like it's parked at the end of the street.

Lots of work going on in Dakota Creek Industries shipyard

A closer look at the Tanerliq

Early stages of construction on US Navy harbor tugs

There's also a floating dry dock for smaller vessels

ANACORTES, WA - - The Dakota Creek Industries shipyard is always a source of interest for me.  This year it appears as if the yard is building / retrofitting more vessels than we've seen in previous trips here.
     The eye-catcher is the Tanerliq (meaning black bear in Alutiig).  The ship escort / rescue and oil spill response tug was built in Anacortes in 1999.  It is stationed in Valdez, AK along with sister-ship, the Nanuq, and 12 other tugs.  The mission is simple: protect Prince William Sound in case of another oil spill like the (1989) Exxon Valdez.
     Also in the background of photo three is an 'oil skimmer' owned by Shearwater Corp.  This tug-style vessel has a scoop-like bow.  In short, this device skims the floating oil up and it is suctioned into the interior of the vessel.
     The just-beginning construction are the (two of 4) hulls for the (YT808) Navy Harbor Tugs.  The four are designed to preform ship handling duties on a full range of Navy ships.
     Dakota Creek Industries is a complete ship building and repair facility for steel and aluminum vessels of up to 450'.  It was founded in Blaine, WA in 1975 and moved to Anacortes in '77.