It\u2019s only one of many images never to be forgotten by Foster\u2014on an adventure that is likely to be just the beginning of a career that takes him to all points of the compass.\u2588<\/span><\/p>\n Photo: Austin Foster<\/span><\/p>\n Austin Foster worked for Western Towboat Company of Seattle, Washington.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To the Arctic\u2014and Beyond<\/p>\n Vessel Operations and Technology Major Austin Foster worked for Western Towboat Company of Seattle, Washington, as his required field experience this past summer.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile on the job,\u201d says Foster, \u201cI jumped at the chance to be part of a crew that towed the first barge loaded with freight, explosives and everything needed for winter to the Red Dog Mine, 2,880 miles north of Seattle.\u201d<\/p>\n Austin\u2019s photo of the tug Alaska Mariner rafted to her barge off Angoon, Alaska, while the crew conducts a barge check, was one of a series he entered into the Annual MMA Photo Contest<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s only one of many images never to be forgotten by Foster\u2014on an adventure that is likely to be just the beginning of a career that takes him to all points of the compass.\u2588<\/p>\n Photo: Austin Foster<\/p>\n![\"Foster](\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/issue3-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/tt-img.jpg\")