We were to board in Astoria OR for a 100-mile trip, but Greenpeace loons dangled from the bridge to Washington state as the ship attempted to cross under.
Either FR or YouTube won't allow the bridge incident video to be linked here.
It was incredible the number of people and cars at vantage points along the way - including the hordes that pulled over to the shoulder where I-5 s/b semi-skirts the river at several locations.
This was a historic trip. IIRC it was the largest ship to transit the Columbia River, and its last port call before being put out to pasture.
Astoria, OR was also the last port of call May 23, 1998 for USS MISSOURI on being towed to Hawaii from Bremerton so she could sit in fresh water to kill and drop the saltwater barnacles, etc that had grown on her hull. Open house was conducted for thousands during the few days she was there.
I am jappy the New Jersey is being kept up, at least in some form. Special memories of her, firing over our heads in Quang Tri at night. Apparently they were knocking down the bunkers at Camp Carroll to deny use to the NVA. No way to describe the sound of 16” shells going overhead. Much like being close to a high speed train.