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Lamplighter · 07-30-2015, 07:34 PM

5:30 pm 7/30/15

The move is on again...

The Greenpeace protestors hanging from St Johns bridge have been
removed by Fire Department Emergency and Rescue cTechnicians.

The kayakers under the St Johns bridge were swept downstream by the Coast Guard.

And the USS Fennica is moving again, downstream towards the railroad bridge.

Unless more boaters come from the shore again, it looks as though Shell Corp will get it's ice breaker.

5:45 pm

The kayakers along the banks sprung into action after the Coast Guard boats went by,
and rather than grouping in the middle of the river, they spread out widely so the
CG boats could not "herd" them away.

One man ended up in the water after losing his kayak, and there was turmoil around him
as the CG tried to forcibly "save" him, but he did not want to be "saved"
and other boaters came to "help him in his distress"... another Keystone Cop situation.

BUT, the USS Fennica did make it's way under the St Johns bridge.
So it only has about 70 miles to go from the Willamette River to the Columbia River,
and then westward to Astoria and the Pacific Ocean.

07-30-2015, 07:34 PM	#417
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	5:30 pm 7/30/15 The move is on again... The Greenpeace protestors hanging from St Johns bridge have been removed by Fire Department Emergency and Rescue cTechnicians. The kayakers under the St Johns bridge were swept downstream by the Coast Guard. And the USS Fennica is moving again, downstream towards the railroad bridge. Unless more boaters come from the shore again, it looks as though Shell Corp will get it's ice breaker. 5:45 pm The kayakers along the banks sprung into action after the Coast Guard boats went by, and rather than grouping in the middle of the river, they spread out widely so the CG boats could not "herd" them away. One man ended up in the water after losing his kayak, and there was turmoil around him as the CG tried to forcibly "save" him, but he did not want to be "saved" and other boaters came to "help him in his distress"... another Keystone Cop situation. BUT, the USS Fennica did make it's way under the St Johns bridge. So it only has about 70 miles to go from the Willamette River to the Columbia River, and then westward to Astoria and the Pacific Ocean. Last edited by Lamplighter; 07-30-2015 at 07:56 PM.