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for the day's
ship schedule,
marine weather,
and more
about
All
Things Maritime.
Week
of 8/13-8/17
- Monday:
More (Part 7) on commercial
fishing gear. Today's question: How big are the commercial fishing
boats that work our coastal
waters?
- Tuesday:
The final clip
from my interview with veteran commercial
fisherman Scott
McMullen, chair of the
Oregon's Fisherman Cable
Committee.
Week
of 8/6-810
- Monday:
More (Part 3) on commercial
fishing gear. Today's riddle:
what do commercial fishing boats
and cruise ships have in common?
- Tuesday:
Part 4 in our
commercial fishing. Today:
what's happening
underwater?
- Wednesday:
Part 5 in our commercial
fishing. How can
you tell when the net is full?
- Thursday:
Part 6 of our Commercial Fishing
Gear series.
- Friday:
No podcast today.
Week
of 7/30-8/3
- Monday:
We begin our series
on commercial
fishing with a look at what
species
are caught commercially
here in the PNW
- Tuesday:
Part 2 in our series on
commercial
fishing: we
talk about gear.
- Wednesday:
Minute: Who's on
board the
ships we see?
- Thursday:
A listener question about
anchorages in this Ship Report
Minute.
- Friday:
Mariner fatigue is a big safety
concern in the industry, as we
learn in this Ship Report
Minute.
Week
of 7/23-7/27
- Monday:
The Lady Washington and Hawaiian
Chieftain come to Astoria.
- Tuesday:
SeaSchool Northwest comes to
Astoria. They teach people to
sail tall ships.
- Wednesday:
How a handful of maritime
"chokepoints" control
international shipping.
- Thursday:
Maintenance dredging resumes at
the mouth of the Columbia in
August.
- Friday: No ship
report
today. More intern
training!
Week
of 7/23-7/27Week
of 7/16-7/20
Note:
I was training
a news
intern at
the station.
This week's
shows are
mostly Ship
Report Minutes:
- Monday:
Minute: A bit about anchorages
- Tuesday:
Minute: The bulbous bow
- Wednesday:
Hull Speed: today we're talking
about why ships have a hull
speed they can't generally
exceed.
- Thursday:
Minute: Head - the origin of
this odd nautical word for a
toilet
- Friday:
Minute: Low air pressure and
weatherWeek
of 7/16-7/20
Week
of 7/9-7/13
- Monday:
Whale
strandings have
increased
recently in
the Pacific
Northwest.
We'll talk
about what experts
know so far.
(Podcast will
be posted
after the
show airs
on Coast
Community
Radio.)
- Tuesday:
The
French
research
vessel Tara
leaves
Portland today
after visiting
OMSI and
talking about
their mission of
bringing
awareness to
the problem
of ocean
plastics.
(Podcast will
be posted
after the
show airs
on Coast
Community
Radio.)
- Wednesday:
A
review of how
marine pilots
get on and off
ships -
something most
of us don't
see.
(Podcast will
be posted
after the
show airs
on Coast
Community
Radio.)
- Thursday:
An international coalition wants
to keep heavy bunker fuel out of
the Arctic on cruise ships.
- Friday:
This
weekend will
be gorgeous
at the beach.
A
few tips to
keep you
smiling and
safe in a
beautiful but
dangerous
place.
Week
of 7/2-7/6/18
Week of
7/2-7/6/18
- Monday: Podcast
pending
- Tuesday: Podcast
pending
- Wednesday: The
Ship Report is off for July 4,
Independence Day!
- Thursday:
The tragic story of the death of
a marine pilot in Texas.
- Friday:
The French sailing
research vessel Tara
is on the river in
Astoria today.
Week
of
6/18-6/22/18Week
of
6/18-6/22/18Week
of
6/25-6/29/18
- Monday: Podcast
pending
- Tuesday:
A new upriver cruise ship is
coming to the Columbia River.
- Wednesday:
A bit about light and the length
of our days now that we've
passed the summer solstice.
- Thursday:
Migrants are having a tough time
at sea as well as on land.
- Friday:
A tragic accident at
the Port of Longview
claims the life of a
longshoremen.
Week
of
6/18-6/22/18
Week of
6/18-6/22/18
- Monday:
A bit about water safety, in
honor of our nice weather.
- Tuesday:
Some tips about cargo on the
river.
- Wednesday:
The USCG Buoy Tender Fir leave
the Columbia for good.
We'll talk about what a buoy
tender does.
- Thursday:
Today
our weather
forecast
includes a
"marine layer"
that includes
cool,
almost foggy
weather and
high humidity.
Meanwhile,
inland, it's
been hot and
sunny. What's
a
marine layer?
- Friday:
Week
of
6/11-6/15/18
- Monday:
A new cargo ship is trying out
the concept of a new type of
sail to reduce fuel consumption.
- Tuesday:
How do ships see where they're
going at night?
- Wednesday:
What's a fish processor?
- Thursday:
Why do ships have different
shaped bows?
- Friday:
We'll talk about
why ships float.
Week
of 6/4-6/8/18
Week of
6/4-6/8/18
- Monday:
No podcast
available for
this show.
- Tuesday:
When
you
run a port and
need
to keep dock
space open
for deep draft
vessels, it
can be challenging
to deal with
all that silt.
Joanne Rideout
talks with
Port of
Astoria, Ore.,
Executive
Director Jim
Knight.
The
port
dredges over
10 feet of
silt annually
from its
berths.
- Wednesday:
For
the next
two days,
military and
other
specialized
vessels
will be
traveling
upriver to
Portland
for the
annual Rose
Festival.
- Thursday:
Tragedy
in Rockaway
Beach, Ore.,
as a father and
son
drown in the
surf.
- Friday:
Why do cargo ships mostly
have black hulls and red decks?THursTH
WedWedW run a
port and need
to keep
channels open
for deep draft
vessels, it
can be
challenging to
deal with all
that silt.
Joanne Rideout
talks with
Port of
Astoria, Ore.,
Executive
Director Jim
Knight. The
port dredges
over 10 feet
of silt
annually from
its berths
Week of 5/28-6/1/18
- No podcasts
available this week.
Week
of
5/21-5/25/18
- Monday:
No podcast
available for
this show.
- Tuesday:
Pyrosomes
are
showing up in PNW waters and
beaches. What's
a Pyrosome?
- Wednesday:
The heartbreaking
search for a lost
crab boat on
Willapa Bay.
- Thursday:
No podcast available
for this show.
- Friday:
Some
tips
for
having a safe
Memorial
Day on or near
the water.
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