Lots of bustling commerce happens on the river here that many of us don’t see. We can thank two amazing workhorses of the maritime world: the tug and barge.
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Lots of bustling commerce happens on the river here that many of us don’t see. We can thank two amazing workhorses of the maritime world: the tug and barge.
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Today we take a look at Terrible Tilly, the former site of a lighthouse on a rock in the Pacific Ocean off Ecola State Park. The old lighthouse site is getting new life as the current owner attempts to refurbish the weather-beaten structure. The rock has been taken over for years by sea lions, seals and sea birds, and is still just about as hard to get to as she always was. We’ll talk about how Tilly came to be, a bit about her history, and what her future might hold.
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Today we take a look at Terrible Tilly, the former site of a lighthouse on a rock in the Pacific Ocean off Ecola State Park. The old lighthouse site is getting new life as the current owner attempts to refurbish the weather-beaten structure. The rock has been taken over for years by sea lions, seals and sea birds, and is still just about as hard to get to as she always was. We’ll talk about how Tilly came to be, a bit about her history, and what her future might hold.
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Yesterday we saw another ship with engine trouble on the lower Columbia, and she was close enough to Astoria to attract a lot of attention. It’s a good opportunity to talk about how our river professionals, master mariners and their colleagues, handle an unexpected crisis.
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Yesterday we saw another ship with engine trouble on the lower Columbia, and she was close enough to Astoria to attract a lot of attention. It’s a good opportunity to talk about how our river professionals, master mariners and their colleagues, handle an unexpected crisis.
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Today we coast a little on the energy of the Fisher Poets Gathering, and hear a song by the late Jon Campbell of Rhode Island, all about what happened to one ship, an old and somewhat ordinary coastal tanker, when she was too old to go to sea anymore. It’s called “The Mary,” and it’s one of his best works.
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Today we coast a little on the energy of the Fisher Poets Gathering, and hear a song by the late Jon Campbell of Rhode Island, all about what happened to one ship, an old and somewhat ordinary coastal tanker, when she was too old to go to sea anymore. It’s called “The Mary,” and it’s one of his best works.
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The final installment in our series about Samantha Steerman, a dispatcher for the Columbia River Bar Pilots in Astoria. An inside look at a little-known job. Her work is vital to the safe passage of ships on the river.
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The final installment in our series about Samantha Steerman, a dispatcher for the Columbia River Bar Pilots in Astoria. An inside look at a little-known job. Her work is vital to the safe passage of ships on the river.
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Day 4 in our 5-part series about Samanta Steerman, dispatcher for the Columbia River Bar Pilots. She’s part of a team of skilled professionals that make it possible for ships to enter and leave the complex and challenging Columbia River.
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Day 4 in our 5-part series about Samanta Steerman, dispatcher for the Columbia River Bar Pilots. She’s part of a team of skilled professionals that make it possible for ships to enter and leave the complex and challenging Columbia River.
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