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Lamplighter · 07-30-2015, 08:45 AM

6:45 am 7/30/15 - Confrontation is imminent !

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The icebreaker USS Fennica is on the move in the Columbia River, with Coast Guard escort.
A movable railroad bridge has been raised. The St John's bridge was open, but now has been closed to traffic.

The Greenpeace protestors have lowered themselves closer to the river.

7:00 am:
The Fennica has stopped short of the St Johns bridge and is in a holding in place
The Coast Guard is trying to clear the kayakers out of the way - but new boaters are taking their place

7:45 am:
The Fennica appears to be turning around to go back up river.
The railroad bridge has been raised agin.
... but no one is reporting if it is defeat or a ploy.

8:00 am:
The Fennica has gone back past the railroad bridge
The St Johns bridge is back open to traffic
... so it appears one battle has been won by Greenpeace and PDX protestors.
... but it's still not the war

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.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-30-2015, 09:06 PM

Greenpeace can fuck with Jap whalers, but the US Coast Guard (government), who are charged with keep navigable waters open, is another matter.

Not USS Fennica, it's Finnish owned, hired by the US arm of Royal Dutch Shell.

07-30-2015, 08:45 AM	#1
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	6:45 am 7/30/15 - Confrontation is imminent ! The icebreaker USS Fennica is on the move in the Columbia River, with Coast Guard escort. A movable railroad bridge has been raised. The St John's bridge was open, but now has been closed to traffic. The Greenpeace protestors have lowered themselves closer to the river. 7:00 am: The Fennica has stopped short of the St Johns bridge and is in a holding in place The Coast Guard is trying to clear the kayakers out of the way - but new boaters are taking their place 7:45 am: The Fennica appears to be turning around to go back up river. The railroad bridge has been raised agin. ... but no one is reporting if it is defeat or a ploy. 8:00 am: The Fennica has gone back past the railroad bridge The St Johns bridge is back open to traffic ... so it appears one battle has been won by Greenpeace and PDX protestors. ... but it's still not the war Last edited by Lamplighter; 07-30-2015 at 09:58 AM.

07-30-2015, 07:34 PM	#2
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.

07-30-2015, 09:06 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Greenpeace can fuck with Jap whalers, but the US Coast Guard (government), who are charged with keep navigable waters open, is another matter. Not USS Fennica, it's Finnish owned, hired by the US arm of Royal Dutch Shell. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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