Jul 25, 2022
This week we’ll hear excerpts from my interview with Columbia River Bar Pilot Dispatcher Samantha Steerman.
She’s a seasoned professional in the maritime industry, and the first woman ever to hold the dispatcher’s position for the pilots.
Her job requires her to multi-task like mad: handling emergencies, coordinating pilot transfers, and working daily with people from many different countries.
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Jul 25, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
This week we’ll hear excerpts from my interview with Columbia River Bar Pilot Dispatcher Samantha Steerman.
She’s a seasoned professional in the maritime industry, and the first woman ever to hold the dispatcher’s position for the pilots.
Her job requires her to multi-task like mad: handling emergencies, coordinating pilot transfers, and working daily with people from many different countries.
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Jul 21, 2022
The Jones Act is a US law that says that cargo ships going between US ports in domestic trade must be US built, US flagged, and crewed by US citizens or nationals.
We have a Jones Act tanker on the river today, hauling Petroleum for Chevron. She’s an unusual ship because of her Jones Act status, but she is also among a small number of cargo ships that may not need to take a pilot on board.
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Jul 21, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
The Jones Act is a US law that says that cargo ships going between US ports in domestic trade must be US built, US flagged, and crewed by US citizens or nationals.
We have a Jones Act tanker on the river today, hauling Petroleum for Chevron. She’s an unusual ship because of her Jones Act status, but she is also among a small number of cargo ships that may not need to take a pilot on board.
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Jul 20, 2022
Today a look at one of the great mysteries of the world: the Mariana Trench. Seven miles deep, it’s almost impossible to visualize how far down it is from the surface of the Pacific Ocean. It would be eerie to be floating above it in a ship, but that’s how a research vessel originally found it in the 1800s.
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Jul 20, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today a look at one of the great mysteries of the world: the Mariana Trench. Seven miles deep, it’s almost impossible to visualize how far down it is from the surface of the Pacific Ocean. It would be eerie to be floating above it in a ship, but that’s how a research vessel originally found it in the 1800s.
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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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