Aug 31, 2023
We see a lot of tanker vessels on the Columbia. Where do they come from and what are they carrying? We’ll talk about tankers and what makes them different from other cargo vessels.
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Aug 31, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We see a lot of tanker vessels on the Columbia. Where do they come from and what are they carrying? We’ll talk about tankers and what makes them different from other cargo vessels.
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Aug 30, 2023
Tonight the moon will be full, close to the earth, and the second full moon in a single month. That makes it a super blue moon. We’ll talk more about this moon and how rare it is, and why it will cause higher than normal tides.
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Aug 30, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Tonight the moon will be full, close to the earth, and the second full moon in a single month. That makes it a super blue moon. We’ll talk more about this moon and how rare it is, and why it will cause higher than normal tides.
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Aug 29, 2023
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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Aug 29, 2023 | Columbia River Ship Traffic, Home Slider
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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This month, a new floating windfarm in the North Sea off Norway was offcially dedicated, after having been in successful production in the North Sea since the fall of 2022. We’ll also take a look at proposed floating wind farms off the Oregon coast.
There is a 60-day comment period underway for the Oregon project. Here’s a link to the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management page about Oregon projects. There’s info on this page and a link to file a comment about the project:
https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/Oregon
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Aug 29, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
This month, a new floating windfarm in the North Sea off Norway was offcially dedicated, after having been in successful production in the North Sea since the fall of 2022. We’ll also take a look at proposed floating wind farms off the Oregon coast.
There is a 60-day comment period underway for the Oregon project. Here’s a link to the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management page about Oregon projects. There’s info on this page and a link to file a comment about the project:
https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/Oregon
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Aug 25, 2023
Today we’ll talk about the amazing solo kayaking journey of 65-year old Canadian Mark Ervin Furhmann, who just completed a 268-day voyage alone. He departed last year from Nova Scotia, paddled north to the St Lawrence River, made his way to the Great Lakes and down the MIssissippi and adjoining rivers until he arrived in the Gulf of Mexico. From there he journeyed to Florida and up the East Coast back to Nova Scotia. He made the trip to raise funds for two charities, and to spread a message of goodwill and societal healing.
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Aug 25, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll talk about the amazing solo kayaking journey of 65-year old Canadian Mark Ervin Furhmann, who just completed a 268-day voyage alone. He departed last year from Nova Scotia, paddled north to the St Lawrence River, made his way to the Great Lakes and down the MIssissippi and adjoining rivers until he arrived in the Gulf of Mexico. From there he journeyed to Florida and up the East Coast back to Nova Scotia. He made the trip to raise funds for two charities, and to spread a message of goodwill and societal healing.
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Aug 24, 2023
The headlines are stress-inducing – based on what we know about Fukushima – the site of the destroyed nuclear plant after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that created a disaster in that country.
In the 12 years since, radioactive water has been building up around the plant, used to keep the damaged reactor cool. Now the company that owns it has a plan to release 1.3 million metric tons of that water into the ocean over the next 30 years. (Note: A metric ton, also written as tonne, is equal to about 2200 lbs, a bit larger than a US ton which is 2,000 lbs.)
The company says the water’s been filtered to remove the worst contaminants. Critics are skeptical.
We’ll take a look at what this means and the reaction of nearby countries, as a decades-long experiment begins.
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Aug 24, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
The headlines are stress-inducing – based on what we know about Fukushima – the site of the destroyed nuclear plant after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that created a disaster in that country.
In the 12 years since, radioactive water has been building up around the plant, used to keep the damaged reactor cool. Now the company that owns it has a plan to release 1.3 million metric tons of that water into the ocean over the next 30 years. (Note: A metric ton, also written as tonne, is equal to about 2200 lbs, a bit larger than a US ton which is 2,000 lbs.)
The company says the water’s been filtered to remove the worst contaminants. Critics are skeptical.
We’ll take a look at what this means and the reaction of nearby countries, as a decades-long experiment begins.
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