Oct 12, 2023
Today we’ll take a look at ship traffic and talk about how weather restrictions on the Columbia River Bar are put in place. Who calls the shots? What happens if a vessel ignores restrictions and gets in trouble on the bar? Are the rules the same for ships and recreational vessels? The short answer is the Coast Guard and the Columbia River Bar Pilots are in the driver’s seat on these important safety determinations. And vessels need to comply.
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Oct 12, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll take a look at ship traffic and talk about how weather restrictions on the Columbia River Bar are put in place. Who calls the shots? What happens if a vessel ignores restrictions and gets in trouble on the bar? Are the rules the same for ships and recreational vessels? The short answer is the Coast Guard and the Columbia River Bar Pilots are in the driver’s seat on these important safety determinations. And vessels need to comply.
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Oct 11, 2023
Today, the second half of the true sea story of the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Meteor, told as no one else can, by long time KMUN commentator Michael McCusker, who was a crewman on the boat as it sank on the Columbia River Bar.
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Oct 11, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, the second half of the true sea story of the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Meteor, told as no one else can, by long time KMUN commentator Michael McCusker, who was a crewman on the boat as it sank on the Columbia River Bar.
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Oct 10, 2023
Today we’ll take a look back in the Ship Report archives at a story from a master storyteller about the time the fishing boat he was working on sank on the Columbia River Bar. This two part story, which will run today and tomorrow, from long time KMUN commentator Michael McCusker is one of my favorites. It’s a great, true, sea story and he tells it well.
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Oct 10, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll take a look back in the Ship Report archives at a story from a master storyteller about the time the fishing boat he was working on sank on the Columbia River Bar. This two part story, which will run today and tomorrow, from long time KMUN commentator Michael McCusker is one of my favorites. It’s a great, true, sea story and he tells it well.
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Oct 09, 2023
It looks like we may have had our last gasp of sunny, warm weather for the year. We’re in for some rainy, blowy weather this week. So bundle up if you can, and brace yourself for a change in the weather. Hello, Fall – for reals.
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Oct 9, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
It looks like we may have had our last gasp of sunny, warm weather for the year. We’re in for some rainy, blowy weather this week. So bundle up if you can, and brace yourself for a change in the weather. Hello, Fall – for reals.
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Oct 06, 2023
We’ve got a gorgeous weekend in store… perhaps the last burst of summer, so get out there and enjoy it!
And we’ll take a closer look at those odd-looking car ships that come into the river almost every day.
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Oct 6, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We’ve got a gorgeous weekend in store… perhaps the last burst of summer, so get out there and enjoy it!
And we’ll take a closer look at those odd-looking car ships that come into the river almost every day.
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Oct 05, 2023
Behind evey pilot transfer, where a marine pilot boards or leaves a ship in the river or on the ocean, there is a highly trained crew of professionals on either a helicopter or a pilot boat, making sure the process happens safely. Today we take another look behind the scenes in the maritime industry at the work of these transport support crews.
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Oct 5, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Behind evey pilot transfer, where a marine pilot boards or leaves a ship in the river or on the ocean, there is a highly trained crew of professionals on either a helicopter or a pilot boat, making sure the process happens safely. Today we take another look behind the scenes in the maritime industry at the work of these transport support crews.
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