Nothing says summer like the 4th of July, comin’ right up. If you’re looking forward to boating this weekend, perhaps even in the ocean, here’s a bit about how to give yourself the best opportunity to stay safe on our challenging but beautiful Pacific Northwest waterways.
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A little bit of everything today: a look at marine weather compared to land based forecasts, who’s on the river today, and a bit about riverflow and changing tides.
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Today our ship schedule has just a few ships coming and going on the river. It’s a good time to talk about the commerce we often don’t see happening, that includes ships at anchor and ships already in port.
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Today we will see the Pacific Tracker travel up the Columbia to Portland. She’s a military missile tracking ship that’s berthed at Swan Island’s shipyard. An interesting aspect of this ship is her past: she’s 60 years old, and has had various uses and names – including as a bulk carrier and containership. A case in point about the lives of ships.
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To end our week-long series of talks with Len Tumbarello, Maritime Program Program Coordinator for NW Oregon Works, today we’ll talk about his previous work running the Tongue Point Job Corps Seamanship program in Astoria, and the benefits the program offers to students.
We did this interview before either of us knew about the federal cuts threatening Job Corps Centers nationwide.
This week, a federal judge granted a national preliminary injunction that will halt the closure of Job Corps campuses for now.
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Today we continue my interview with Len Tumbarello, Maritime Program Coordinator for NW Oregon Works. We’ve been talking about maritime employment opportunities this week, but today we’ll talk about Len’s career in the Coast Guard: how he got started, and what he did as a member of the service.
Most of us would know a Coast Guard ship, boat or helicopter if we saw one, but there are also many other opportunities for a career in the Guard.
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