We resume our look at Coast Guard operations on arriving cargo ships, with an excerpt from my recent interview with Capt. Jeremy Smith, USCG commander of Air Station Astoria, and Captain of the Port, Columbia River Sector.
Recent Posts
- The USCGC Healy, US Coast Guard icebreaker and the agency’s largest vessel, comes to the Columbia January 12, 2026
- The Columbia River Bar is on Red status, so what happens now? January 8, 2026
- A look at how marine pilots decide which ships will cross the bar in challenging weather January 7, 2026
- Who’s on the river and some weather comin’ in, during which it will rain until it stops January 6, 2026
- New Year’s Eve Ship Horns in Astoria January 5, 2026
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