Note: I’m taking a break from the Ship Report for some vacation time. I’ll be back on the air and on Facebook, with updated ship schedules and marine weather reports on Monday, July 29. In the meantime I hope you enjoy this interview series about a tragic real life incident that happened here in our maritime neighborhood.

Today, in Part 7 of an extended interview series, we hear more from author John Kopp about this book CG41332, all about a Coast Guard accident that happened on the Columbia River Bar in 1977, and how it changed Coast Guard operations.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript072524.pdf