Happening now: USS John C. Stennis in view off West Seattle

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11:40 AM: Got our first text that the carrier returning home to Bremerton after an 8-month deployment is visible in the distance from Alki, which seems to correlate with a Twitter mention that it’s off north Bainbridge.

11:59 AM: In view off Alki Point now, just before it rounds the turn off south Bainbridge. (Photo by WSB co-publisher Patrick Sand, added 12:02 pm.)

12:17 PM: It’ll be out of sight soon, disappearing behind south Bainbridge, into Rich Passage. Good day for ship watching in general – right now from our vantage point at Constellation Park, two large commercial vessels are also passing. (If you’re out watching them, the darker-hulled one is the Midnight Sun, the one with the containers is Evergreen Unison, according to MarineTraffic.com.)

Shock Guy May 3, 2013 (12:06 pm)

you can track it here.. shown as US NAVY unit 56

http://marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?level0=100

WSB May 3, 2013 (12:12 pm)

Saw “Unit 56” earlier in Strait of Juan de Fuca but (perhaps deliberately) it shows photos of a landing-craft type boat when you follow links on MT. Anyway, definitely in that location right now, rounding south Bainbridge, heading into the Passage.

JanS May 3, 2013 (12:31 pm)

those container ships…they’re both “Midnight Sun”?

WSB May 3, 2013 (12:35 pm)

Sorry, lost the signal while we were in transit and couldn’t fix till we walked (briefly) into the house with steady connections. Evergreen Unison is the one with “Evergreen” on the hull.