Oct 04, 2023
We’ll have a research vessel here in town, just for the day today. We’ll talk about why research vessels often come here and dock at the Port of Astoria.
Photo: R/V Robert Gordon Sproul, Scripps Insitution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Photo courtesy Scripps.
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Oct 4, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We’ll have a research vessel here in town, just for the day today. We’ll talk about why research vessels often come here and dock at the Port of Astoria.
Photo: R/V Robert Gordon Sproul, Scripps Insitution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Photo courtesy Scripps.
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Oct 03, 2023
Today we’ll talk more about dangerous maritime work and what mariners do to protect themselves, and also why they shy away from certain kinds of safety equipment, like harnesses, in certain situations, Sometimes freedom to move if something goes wrong is the best option.
And, a heads up about a special maritime event happening at the Fort George Brewery’s Lovell Showroom on 14th Street, on Thursday at 7 pm in Astoria. Clatsop Community College Professor Julie Brown will give a talk titled, “Sailing to Valhalla – Ship Burials and Boat Graves from Around the World.” Brown teaches maritime culture at Clatsop, and is a Fulbright Scholar.
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Oct 3, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll talk more about dangerous maritime work and what mariners do to protect themselves, and also why they shy away from certain kinds of safety equipment, like harnesses, in certain situations, Sometimes freedom to move if something goes wrong is the best option.
And, a heads up about a special maritime event happening at the Fort George Brewery’s Lovell Showroom on 14th Street, on Thursday at 7 pm in Astoria. Clatsop Community College Professor Julie Brown will give a talk titled, “Sailing to Valhalla – Ship Burials and Boat Graves from Around the World.” Brown teaches maritime culture at Clatsop, and is a Fulbright Scholar.
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Oct 02, 2023
Today I’m answering a listener question about what pilots do when they are on board a ship. It’s a big topic and I thought it would make a good show. So today, a quick glimpse at the complicated and demanding job that marine pilots do daily here on the Columbia River.
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Oct 2, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today I’m answering a listener question about what pilots do when they are on board a ship. It’s a big topic and I thought it would make a good show. So today, a quick glimpse at the complicated and demanding job that marine pilots do daily here on the Columbia River.
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Oct 01, 2023
Today and tomorrow, I’m taking a break from the Ship Report and will return on Thursday. In the meantime, enjoy this archive story – one of my favorites – the true tale of the sinking of a fishing boat, told as no one else can by long-time KMUN programmer and commentator Michael McCusker. It’s about the day the Meteor, a fishing boat he was crewing on, sank in a most dramatic fashion on the infamous Columbia River Bar.
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Oct 1, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today and tomorrow, I’m taking a break from the Ship Report and will return on Thursday. In the meantime, enjoy this archive story – one of my favorites – the true tale of the sinking of a fishing boat, told as no one else can by long-time KMUN programmer and commentator Michael McCusker. It’s about the day the Meteor, a fishing boat he was crewing on, sank in a most dramatic fashion on the infamous Columbia River Bar.
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Sep 29, 2023
This week, a crewmember on a ship approaching Boston harbor fell overboard. He was rescued and died at the hospital.
This incident highlights the risky nature of maritime work, especially in fall and winter months. A similar incident happened here on the Columbia a number of years ago. We’ll talk about why rescues like this can fail despite everyone’s best efforts. And how maritime work is hazardous year round.
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Sep 29, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
This week, a crewmember on a ship approaching Boston harbor fell overboard. He was rescued and died at the hospital.
This incident highlights the risky nature of maritime work, especially in fall and winter months. A similar incident happened here on the Columbia a number of years ago. We’ll talk about why rescues like this can fail despite everyone’s best efforts. And how maritime work is hazardous year round.
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Sep 28, 2023
With cruise ships in town the past two days, you might be wondering what cruise ships are doing coming to Astoria in the fall, especially with the weather being a bit of a issue the past few days. Aren’t cruises a summer thing? Turns out they can also be an off season thing. That’s thanks to the concept of the “repositioning cruise.”
For folks who like a slower paced, perhaps longer cruise, that’s cheaper than one you might take in the summer – and if you like the idea of spending more time at sea than in port – this could be the cruise for you.
Photo: The Majestic Princess is visiting Astoria today on a repositioning cruise. Photo credit: Joanne Rideout
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Sep 28, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
With cruise ships in town the past two days, you might be wondering what cruise ships are doing coming to Astoria in the fall, especially with the weather being a bit of a issue the past few days. Aren’t cruises a summer thing? Turns out they can also be an off season thing. That’s thanks to the concept of the “repositioning cruise.”
For folks who like a slower paced, perhaps longer cruise, that’s cheaper than one you might take in the summer – and if you like the idea of spending more time at sea than in port – this could be the cruise for you.
Photo: The Majestic Princess is visiting Astoria today on a repositioning cruise. Photo credit: Joanne Rideout
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