USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) being turned around in narrow river

USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) Guided Missile Cruiser being turned around by tugboats in Willamette River at Portland, OR, during visit for Rose Festival 2007. Video also incudes footage of another ship coming in in the distance and MAX light rail train crossing the steel bridge.

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• mobile
• bay
• cg-53
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• turning
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• boat
• river
• willamette
• portland
• rose
• festival

[parzifal88]

Yep, 2007 rose festival. Too bad the weather wasn't better (always the same that week of June I guess).

[Flamekano3]

My brother is on there now xD (Brent Thurman)

[wizardman08]

I was onboard when we done this... my very first ship... good times on the mobile bay... and even a better time in portland

[Cmondry]

I missed that port call cuz I was in school... oh well, I hear all the stories and the pictures were great, nothing like being there though

[funinthesun619]

This was still one of the best port calls we ever did during my 6 year tour on that tin can

[teslaphysics]

'90-'93 in Yokosuka! My Gulf War experience was trying to stay awake and wiping up oil!

[tom32071]

I was on board CG 53 from 1985 until 1991.8

[DavidGalvin1972]

The MOB... What a beauty... RM3 Galvin 91-94

[DCProductions77]

@chillfire1 ha ha ha matusick you have to be kidding me, i remember you GSM3 burgess, and i never did the crew swap :(

[angel911heather]

Simply put the best time of my life served from April 94 to July 97 yoko With the Best bar in Yoko Popyes

[HT3Harris]

onboard 95-98 in yoko,had a blast,I think about it and the friends I made everyday,you can not beat a small boats family,you know everyone,and everybody takes care of each other.If you are on her now,wow,lets do another G.Q.,later.