A boat crew aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment trains in the Columbia River near Clatsop Spit, Feb. 15, 2019.
Clatsop Spit runs along the north side of the Columbia River's South Jetty and often provides an ideal training area for heavy weather coxswains and surfmen.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.