Today, some questions about pilots from a new listener to the Ship Report. A great opportunity to talk about one of my favorite subjects.
Steve asked, “Are pilots onboard for the whole journey, say Astoria to Portland? At anchorage, as well? Also, are there pilot “bases” in Kalama and Portland in addition to Astoria?”
Today we’ll talk about these questions and more about the fascinating topic of marine pilots.
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A look at today’s ship schedule, including yesterday’s containership, the MSC Damla, all repaired and headed out to sea.
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The containership MSC Damla was supposed to head to Portland on Monday, but she had to remain at sea after she developed temporary steering issues as she was about to enter the river.
Experts on board fixed her steering issues, and the bar pilot got her safely back out to sea. Even though her steering’s fine now, she’ll have a tug escort on the river today.
Look for her passing Astoria around 7:30am on Tuesday, in Portland about about 1:30pm. Track her progress at marinetraffic or vesselfinder.com.
Photo of MSC Damla courtesy Wikimedia Commons.:This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. MSC Damla berthed at North Quay, in the inner harbour of the Port of Fremantle, Western Australia. Photographer: Bahnfrend
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The containership MSC Damla was supposed to head to Portland on Monday, but she had to remain at sea after she developed temporary steering issues as she was about to enter the river.
Experts on board fixed her steering issues, and the bar pilot got her safely back out to sea. Even though her steering’s fine now, she’ll have a tug escort on the river today.
Look for her passing Astoria around 7:30am on Tuesday, in Portland about about 1:30pm. Track her progress at marinetraffic or vesselfinder.com.
Photo of MSC Damla courtesy Wikimedia Commons.:This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. MSC Damla berthed at North Quay, in the inner harbour of the Port of Fremantle, Western Australia. Photographer: Bahnfrend
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The next-to-last blue water cruise ship for the 2024 season arrives in Astoria today. We’ll talk a litlte about that and also an update about the future on container service on the Columbia.
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The next-to-last blue water cruise ship for the 2024 season arrives in Astoria today. We’ll talk a litlte about that and also an update about the future on container service on the Columbia.
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Today we’ll look at a safety award for employees of Crowley Maritime tugs who assisted with rescues eariler this year. Their heroic actions are part of an age-old tradition of mariners helping others in trouble at sea.
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Today we’ll look at a safety award for employees of Crowley Maritime tugs who assisted with rescues eariler this year. Their heroic actions are part of an age-old tradition of mariners helping others in trouble at sea.
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Every ship sails under a flag of registry of a country somewhere in the world. Some represent the country where the ship’s owners are based, others are flags of convenience that offer cheaper rates and more lax regulations. We’ll take a look at where today’s ships are registered.
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Every ship sails under a flag of registry of a country somewhere in the world. Some represent the country where the ship’s owners are based, others are flags of convenience that offer cheaper rates and more lax regulations. We’ll take a look at where today’s ships are registered.
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