What’s happening in the anchorage?

What’s happening in the anchorage?

The Astoria Anchorage is an interesting place, with lots going on out there on the water.

Today we’ll take a look at some of the common but interesting things you might see if you’re out on the Riverwalk or driving through town.

Whether it be vessels or aircraft, a cargo ship or the US Coast Guard, what you’re seeing are carefully planned maneuvers involving skilled professionals, and often talented young people learning the ropes of maritime work.

Photo: A fuel barge refueling a ship in the Astoria Anchorage, 3/6/25. Photo Credit: Joanne Rideout

A valuable coastal resource we use every day that you might not realize

A valuable coastal resource we use every day that you might not realize

Today, we’ll take a look at a valuable coastal resource we use every day and probably don’t realize it: NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Another one of those unseen but vital facets of life on the coast.

Weather, anyone? That forecast came from NOAA.