Boat participating in the Sixty First Annual Fleet of Flowers passes through narrow channel at Depoe Bay in Oregon

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Sixty First Annual Fleet of Flowers clears channel at Depoe Bay in Oregon heading about a mile to sea where they form a circle and drop flowers and wreaths in memory of departed seamen who lost their lives in the Pacific Ocean This nautical procession takes place on Memorial Day each year

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Size: 4840px × 3630px
Location: Depoe Bay in Lincoln county in Oregon USA
Photo credit: © GEORGE AND MONSERRATE SCHWARTZ / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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