Today’s riddle: When is a sinking ship not a sinking ship? In this case, this week on the lower Columbia, it’s probably the split-hull hopper dredge Bayport, a ship that is designed to split in half without sinking.
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There’s so much to talk about when it comes to dredging the river… so here’s more nuts and bolts of dredging as a follow up to Monday’s program. We’ll talk about how deep the channels are, other channels on the Columbia besides the main ship channel, and why the Columbia will never be able to accommodate some ships that are just too big.
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There’s so much to talk about when it comes to dredging the river… so here’s more nuts and bolts of dredging as a follow up to Monday’s program. We’ll talk about how deep the channels are, other channels on the Columbia besides the main ship channel, and why the Columbia will never be able to accommodate some ships that are just too big.
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A listener wrote in asking to better understand what he was seeing on the ship schedule, and how and why ships appear, and don’t appear, on the list from day to day.
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A listener wrote in asking to better understand what he was seeing on the ship schedule, and how and why ships appear, and don’t appear, on the list from day to day.
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Today we’ll look at today’s arriving ships on the Columbia River. Among them is the USNS Curtiss, a member of the Military Sealift Command fleet that often comes into the Columbia River. She’s headed for a layberth, and we’ll talk about her specialized role in supporting active duty military vessels, equipment, and personnel.
Image of the USNS Curtiss courtesy of Wikipedia.
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Today we’ll look at today’s arriving ships on the Columbia River. Among them is the USNS Curtiss, a member of the Military Sealift Command fleet that often comes into the Columbia River. She’s headed for a layberth, and we’ll talk about her specialized role in supporting active duty military vessels, equipment, and personnel.
Image of the USNS Curtiss courtesy of Wikipedia.
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Today, the answer to a listener question about marine pilots on the river – what kinds of vessels are required to take a pilot? We’ll take a look at the state and federal regs.
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Today, the answer to a listener question about marine pilots on the river – what kinds of vessels are required to take a pilot? We’ll take a look at the state and federal regs.
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Today we’ll look at the story of a fatal collision last year off Puerto Rico between a USCG ship and a small fishing boat. The situation was tragic for all concerned, and legally the small boat was at fault.
As we navigate our own sometimes crowded waters of the Columbia River, it’s good to remember a basic rule of physics, expressed in maritime circles as the Law of Tonnage, which says, any boat bigger than you will win in an accident. So be careful out there and drive defensively on the water, just like you do on land.
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Today we’ll look at the story of a fatal collision last year off Puerto Rico between a USCG ship and a small fishing boat. The situation was tragic for all concerned, and legally the small boat was at fault.
As we navigate our own sometimes crowded waters of the Columbia River, it’s good to remember a basic rule of physics, expressed in maritime circles as the Law of Tonnage, which says, any boat bigger than you will win in an accident. So be careful out there and drive defensively on the water, just like you do on land.
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