Oct 19, 2022
Today, a story about a new program in Puget Sound designed to help resident Orcas. Marine pilots will be asking ships to voluntarily slow down to cut underwater noise levels. Ship noise has been shown in studies to seriously interfere with Orcas’ ability to communicate and hunt. Experts hope the program will help the dwindling population of orcas start to thrive again.
Image of orcas is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
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Oct 19, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, a story about a new program in Puget Sound designed to help resident Orcas. Marine pilots will be asking ships to voluntarily slow down to cut underwater noise levels. Ship noise has been shown in studies to seriously interfere with Orcas’ ability to communicate and hunt. Experts hope the program will help the dwindling population of orcas start to thrive again.
Image of orcas is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
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Oct 18, 2022
A 2021 accident in Ecuador that left a tall ship temporarily pinned against a bridge and a tug capsized as it tried to help, shows us the dangers of severe river current in an emergency. And how it could happen here.
Link to video of Ecuador ship accident: https://youtu.be/05bH8_8XfNA
Image: the Brazilian Navy training ship, the Cisno Bronco. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
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Oct 18, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A 2021 accident in Ecuador that left a tall ship temporarily pinned against a bridge and a tug capsized as it tried to help, shows us the dangers of severe river current in an emergency. And how it could happen here.
Link to video of Ecuador ship accident: https://youtu.be/05bH8_8XfNA
Image: the Brazilian Navy training ship, the Cisno Bronco. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
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Oct 17, 2022
A listener sent in a really interesting question about ship fog signals off the Astoria waterfront. A good opportunity to talk about how ships communicate, why such signal are needed, whether they’re in danger of becoming obsolete in this moden age, and what the options are for people who don’t like the noise of foghorns on the waterfront.
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Oct 17, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A listener sent in a really interesting question about ship fog signals off the Astoria waterfront. A good opportunity to talk about how ships communicate, why such signal are needed, whether they’re in danger of becoming obsolete in this moden age, and what the options are for people who don’t like the noise of foghorns on the waterfront.
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Oct 13, 2022
Today we’ll take a look at the job duties of a cruise ship captain, based on an actual job opening for a ship that will likely be on the Columbia River. Turns out captains are part manager, part first responder and part mentor. And that doesn’t even begin to describe the duties of handling the ship. It’s a big job.
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Oct 13, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll take a look at the job duties of a cruise ship captain, based on an actual job opening for a ship that will likely be on the Columbia River. Turns out captains are part manager, part first responder and part mentor. And that doesn’t even begin to describe the duties of handling the ship. It’s a big job.
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Oct 12, 2022
Today, a look at today’s cruise ship, the Norwegian Sun, on the river and in Astoria for the day.
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Oct 12, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, a look at today’s cruise ship, the Norwegian Sun, on the river and in Astoria for the day.
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Oct 11, 2022
A look at who’s coming and going on the river today.
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Oct 11, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A look at who’s coming and going on the river today.
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