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Corey poses in front of a Foss sign, at the Rainier Foss shipyard.

Rainier Shipyard foreman, crew put finishing touches on third Foss tug

February 27, 2017 Emily Reiter 899 Views arctic, arctic class tugs, Foss, Foss Maritime, Mariner, oregon, rainier, shipyard, tugs

Corey Cook spent the past 13 years building new boats instead of just repairing them, a trend he hopes will continue By Hilary Reeves As Foss Maritime prepares to launch the Nicole Foss – the third of three state-of-the-art Arctic

Rycraft smiles, hands on her hips wearing a Foss shirt, standing in front of the Denise Foss.

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Iver Foss Chief Mate relishes career as a mariner

October 26, 2016 Emily Reiter 1246 Views arctic, Foss, Foss Maritime, Hawaii, Mariner, polynesian voyaging society, women in maritime

Originally from Hawaii, Megan Rycraft said sense of ‘community, family, and teamwork’ keep her spirits high in the Arctic By Hilary Reeves Megan Rycraft’s parents moved from California to the Hamakua Coast outside of Hilo, Hawaii when she was just