Jul 19, 2022
Cargo ships pass by us in the ocean all the time, often many miles offshore. What happens when someone becomes ill enough to need serious help? A case in point happened this weekend, when a sailor was hoisted off a passing cargo ship after having a stroke 1000 miles from shore.
What it took to get him to shore and medical help shows the challenges of getting sick at sea.
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Jul 19, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Cargo ships pass by us in the ocean all the time, often many miles offshore. What happens when someone becomes ill enough to need serious help? A case in point happened this weekend, when a sailor was hoisted off a passing cargo ship after having a stroke 1000 miles from shore.
What it took to get him to shore and medical help shows the challenges of getting sick at sea.
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Jul 18, 2022
The National Weather Service says we’re on track for another La Nina winter here in the PNW. That means snow, rain and probably good snowpack this winter. Elsewhere however, La Nina is not good news, since southern climes experience drought and increased fire danger. Some areas of our country and even our state here in Oregon are already experiencing critical drought conditions.
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Jul 18, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
The National Weather Service says we’re on track for another La Nina winter here in the PNW. That means snow, rain and probably good snowpack this winter. Elsewhere however, La Nina is not good news, since southern climes experience drought and increased fire danger. Some areas of our country and even our state here in Oregon are already experiencing critical drought conditions.
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Today we’ll take a look at what ships are on the river and an indepth look at their cargoes.
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Jul 18, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll take a look at what ships are on the river and an indepth look at their cargoes.
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Jul 13, 2022
On all the cargo ships we see on the Columbia is an odd looking design feature that’s quite important. It’s the bulbous bow, an odd looking protuberance off the very front of the ship just below the waterline. It may look strange, but it helps ships save fuel by reducing drag.
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Jul 13, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
On all the cargo ships we see on the Columbia is an odd looking design feature that’s quite important. It’s the bulbous bow, an odd looking protuberance off the very front of the ship just below the waterline. It may look strange, but it helps ships save fuel by reducing drag.
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Jul 12, 2022
With the announcement of the newest “largest containership in the world,” we take another look at huge ships and what their limits may be, in terms of access to ports and their human crews being able to control them when they are underway. And, a look at the biggest ship in the world ever, so far, in terms of deadweight tonnage: the crude oil tanker Knock Nevis.
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Jul 12, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
With the announcement of the newest “largest containership in the world,” we take another look at huge ships and what their limits may be, in terms of access to ports and their human crews being able to control them when they are underway. And, a look at the biggest ship in the world ever, so far, in terms of deadweight tonnage: the crude oil tanker Knock Nevis.
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Jul 10, 2022
Today we’ll take a look at that big, really big, containership that came into the Columbia on Friday. The MSC Shay – she is now officially the largest containership to transit the river.
But what does that mean, and how big is she compared to the biggest ships in the world? We’ll take a look today at how size is assessed in big ships like this.
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Jul 10, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll take a look at that big, really big, containership that came into the Columbia on Friday. The MSC Shay – she is now officially the largest containership to transit the river.
But what does that mean, and how big is she compared to the biggest ships in the world? We’ll take a look today at how size is assessed in big ships like this.
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