Jan 18, 2023
Today we’re talking about how overpowering our waterways can be here on the PNW coast, where danger lurks not just on the infamous Columbia River Bar, but anywhere there’s a waterway that meets the Pacific Ocean.
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Jan 18, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’re talking about how overpowering our waterways can be here on the PNW coast, where danger lurks not just on the infamous Columbia River Bar, but anywhere there’s a waterway that meets the Pacific Ocean.
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Jan 17, 2023
Today, in the midst of rain, rain, rain, let’s talk about what’s up above the clouds: the sun, which is making its way into our days more and more as we head toward spring, even if we don’t notice it just yet. And a bit about the moon, that other celestial body we see now and then when the clouds part.
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Jan 17, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, in the midst of rain, rain, rain, let’s talk about what’s up above the clouds: the sun, which is making its way into our days more and more as we head toward spring, even if we don’t notice it just yet. And a bit about the moon, that other celestial body we see now and then when the clouds part.
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Jan 16, 2023
With the weather calmed down enough that ships are coming and going as usual on the river, it’s a good day to look at the names of the ships on the river today and see what we can learn about them. We’ll talk a little about how some ships are named.
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Jan 16, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
With the weather calmed down enough that ships are coming and going as usual on the river, it’s a good day to look at the names of the ships on the river today and see what we can learn about them. We’ll talk a little about how some ships are named.
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Jan 13, 2023
A tragic death in the UK this week, as a marine pilot dies in the course of doing his work. We’ll talk about what pilots do right here on the Columbia, and why their work is dangerous.
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Jan 13, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A tragic death in the UK this week, as a marine pilot dies in the course of doing his work. We’ll talk about what pilots do right here on the Columbia, and why their work is dangerous.
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Jan 12, 2023
Today a story about a disastrous collision between two vessels, caused by one vessel’s failure to notice another – one that was right in front of them.
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Jan 12, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today a story about a disastrous collision between two vessels, caused by one vessel’s failure to notice another – one that was right in front of them.
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Jan 11, 2023
Today we’ll talk about an everyday thing that happens on the Columbia River, that actually takes a lot of skill and experience to pull off safely: two ships meeting and passing one another. And an unlikely but very successful ship maneuver called the Texas Chicken that’s been known to terrify ship captains who’ve never experienced it before.
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Jan 11, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll talk about an everyday thing that happens on the Columbia River, that actually takes a lot of skill and experience to pull off safely: two ships meeting and passing one another. And an unlikely but very successful ship maneuver called the Texas Chicken that’s been known to terrify ship captains who’ve never experienced it before.
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