With so much photography happening of our local ships here in Astoria, people are noticing marine traffic more than ever before.
It’s a good time to take another look at “what’s going on in the anchorage.” As it turns out, a lot is happening out there, all of it fascinating.
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A look at today’s ship schedule, highlighting some particularly interesting ships on the river today. And, a look at our marine weather.
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Today we’ll look at the unusual appearance of aurora borealis in our region, the extended weather forecast (when will we return to our typical rainy pattern?), a look at the schedule and a bit about ship names.
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Today let’s take a look at who’s on the river, but also review a bit of general info about the types of ships that come here, where they come from, and some significant differences between them.
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Today we’ll walk about an interesting but obscure topic for most land dwellers: how stormy sea conditions can vary between large bodies of fresh and salt water, like the Great Lakes and the Pacific Ocean. It’s not something we usually think about on land, but mariners know it well. And a bit more about what local conditions make our region so hazardous.
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We have what looks to be a week-long spell of sunshine or at least “not-raining” coming our way.
We’ll also take a look at ships and cargo, and how cargo determines the types of ships you see in a given region.
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