Oct 17, 2022
A listener sent in a really interesting question about ship fog signals off the Astoria waterfront. A good opportunity to talk about how ships communicate, why such signal are needed, whether they’re in danger of becoming obsolete in this moden age, and what the options are for people who don’t like the noise of foghorns on the waterfront.
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Oct 17, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A listener sent in a really interesting question about ship fog signals off the Astoria waterfront. A good opportunity to talk about how ships communicate, why such signal are needed, whether they’re in danger of becoming obsolete in this moden age, and what the options are for people who don’t like the noise of foghorns on the waterfront.
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Oct 14, 2022
Yesterday I saw a very cool and high tech ship doing her job on the river – The USACE dredge Essayons. We’ll talk about what she does and why she’s so vital to river commerce.
Photo: The Essayons off the Astoria waterfont, doing her job, 10/13/22. Credit: Joanne Rideout.
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Oct 14, 2022 | Ship Report Podcasts
Yesterday I saw a very cool and high tech ship doing her job on the river – The USACE dredge Essayons. We’ll talk about what she does and why she’s so vital to river commerce.
Photo: The Essayons off the Astoria waterfont, doing her job, 10/13/22. Credit: Joanne Rideout.
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Oct 13, 2022
Today we’ll take a look at the job duties of a cruise ship captain, based on an actual job opening for a ship that will likely be on the Columbia River. Turns out captains are part manager, part first responder and part mentor. And that doesn’t even begin to describe the duties of handling the ship. It’s a big job.
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Oct 13, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll take a look at the job duties of a cruise ship captain, based on an actual job opening for a ship that will likely be on the Columbia River. Turns out captains are part manager, part first responder and part mentor. And that doesn’t even begin to describe the duties of handling the ship. It’s a big job.
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Oct 12, 2022
Today, a look at today’s cruise ship, the Norwegian Sun, on the river and in Astoria for the day.
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Oct 12, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, a look at today’s cruise ship, the Norwegian Sun, on the river and in Astoria for the day.
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Oct 11, 2022
A look at who’s coming and going on the river today.
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Oct 11, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A look at who’s coming and going on the river today.
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Oct 10, 2022
Today we take a look at an unusual sailboat race: the Golden Globe 2022, happening right now. Race rules say participants may only use low tech means to sail their boats, navigate and communicate, similar to what was available in 1968, when the first Golden Globe was held.
They’ll be at sea for about 250 days and cover 30,000 miles – each sailing alone through some of the toughest waters in the world, in small boats, 32-36 feet long.
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Oct 10, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we take a look at an unusual sailboat race: the Golden Globe 2022, happening right now. Race rules say participants may only use low tech means to sail their boats, navigate and communicate, similar to what was available in 1968, when the first Golden Globe was held.
They’ll be at sea for about 250 days and cover 30,000 miles – each sailing alone through some of the toughest waters in the world, in small boats, 32-36 feet long.
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