Being a Good Samaritan is the law on the water, but also a matter of reality and tradition

Aug 13, 2024

Today we’ll talk about why mariners must by law help one another if someone is in trouble on the water.

It’s also a time honored tradition, not to mention a recognition of the reality that all mariners are equally vulnerable when things go wrong at sea.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081324.pdf

Being a Good Samaritan is the law on the water, but also a matter of reality and tradition

Being a Good Samaritan is the law on the water, but also a matter of reality and tradition

Today we’ll talk about why mariners must by law help one another if someone is in trouble on the water.

It’s also a time honored tradition, not to mention a recognition of the reality that all mariners are equally vulnerable when things go wrong at sea.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081324.pdf

Upriver vessel handling on the Columbia

Aug 12, 2024

Often we focus here on the Ship Report on the portion of the river between Astoria and the ocean, where things are quite dramatic and treacherous on a regular basis.

But the upriver portion of the river is formidable as well. Today we’ll talk about the heavy currents and winds that are among the factors that make inland transits also challenging.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081224.pdf

Upriver vessel handling on the Columbia

Upriver vessel handling on the Columbia

Often we focus here on the Ship Report on the portion of the river between Astoria and the ocean, where things are quite dramatic and treacherous on a regular basis.

But the upriver portion of the river is formidable as well. Today we’ll talk about the heavy currents and winds that are among the factors that make inland transits also challenging.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081224.pdf

What Water Holds, by Tele Aadsen

Aug 09, 2024

Today’s the final segment of my interview with author and Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen.

What Water Holds, by Tele Aadsen

What Water Holds, by Tele Aadsen

Today’s the final segment of my interview with author and Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen.

What Water Holds, a book by Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen

Aug 08, 2024

This week we continue hearing excerpts from my interview with Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen, about her book, What Water Holds.

What Water Holds, by Tele Aadsen

What Water Holds, a book by Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen

This week we continue hearing excerpts from my interview with Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen, about her book, What Water Holds.

More from the archives: commercial fishing and “What Water Holds”

Aug 07, 2024

More from the archives this week from my interview with author and fisher poet Tele Aadsen, about her life in commercial fishing and her book, What Water Holds.

What Water Holds, by Tele Aadsen

More from the archives: commercial fishing and “What Water Holds”

More from the archives this week from my interview with author and fisher poet Tele Aadsen, about her life in commercial fishing and her book, What Water Holds.

More from fisher poet and author Tele Aadsen: What Water Holds

Aug 06, 2024

We’re hearing exceprts this week from a 2023 interview I did with fisher poet and author Tele Aadsen, about her new book: What Water Holds, a memoir about her life in the world of commercial salmon troller fishing.

What Water Holds, by Tele Aadsen

More from fisher poet and author Tele Aadsen: What Water Holds

We’re hearing exceprts this week from a 2023 interview I did with fisher poet and author Tele Aadsen, about her new book: What Water Holds, a memoir about her life in the world of commercial salmon troller fishing.