Jan 14, 2022
Today we conclude our tribute to the crew of the USCG motor lifeboat Triumph and her crew, and the two crewmembers aboard the fishing vessel Mermaid, as we continue the story of the Triumph disaster, the most tragic incident in the history of the Coast Guard in the Pacific Northwest.
Part 2 today recounts the incredible efforts by Coast Guard personnel to save the Mermaid and the amazing survival of one crewmember of the Triumph, who lived through being thrown into storm tossed seas as the boat disappeared beneath the waves.
A reminder that despite comprehensive lifesaving training and valiant effort, we do indeed live in the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” a place where the weather and the sea have the last word.
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Jan 14, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we conclude our tribute to the crew of the USCG motor lifeboat Triumph and her crew, and the two crewmembers aboard the fishing vessel Mermaid, as we continue the story of the Triumph disaster, the most tragic incident in the history of the Coast Guard in the Pacific Northwest.
Part 2 today recounts the incredible efforts by Coast Guard personnel to save the Mermaid and the amazing survival of one crewmember of the Triumph, who lived through being thrown into storm tossed seas as the boat disappeared beneath the waves.
A reminder that despite comprehensive lifesaving training and valiant effort, we do indeed live in the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” a place where the weather and the sea have the last word.
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Jan 13, 2022
Today we commemorate those lost in a tragic USCG rescue incident that happened 51 years ago yesterday, in 1961, right here on the Columbia River Bar. It started with a fishing boat in trouble on the bar, and ended with several Coast Guard vessels lost along with five coastguardsmen, and a fishing boat lost and two fishermen dead. One motor lifeboat crewman from one of the lost vessels miraculously lived.
In this first of a two part series, we remember the sinking of the USCG motorlifeboat Triumph and the other vessels involved in the rescue attempt of the crab boat Mermaid on Jan 12, 1961.
A reminder that the lower Columbia can be a formidable foe for mariners, no matter how skilled and prepared they may be.
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Jan 13, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we commemorate those lost in a tragic USCG rescue incident that happened 51 years ago yesterday, in 1961, right here on the Columbia River Bar. It started with a fishing boat in trouble on the bar, and ended with several Coast Guard vessels lost along with five coastguardsmen, and a fishing boat lost and two fishermen dead. One motor lifeboat crewman from one of the lost vessels miraculously lived.
In this first of a two part series, we remember the sinking of the USCG motorlifeboat Triumph and the other vessels involved in the rescue attempt of the crab boat Mermaid on Jan 12, 1961.
A reminder that the lower Columbia can be a formidable foe for mariners, no matter how skilled and prepared they may be.
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Jan 12, 2022
A huge loss to the maritime music realm, and the Fisher Poets Gathering – musician and poet Jon Campbell died Tuesday. Today we remember his words and music.
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A huge loss to the maritime music realm, and the Fisher Poets Gathering – musician and poet Jon Campbell died Tuesday. Today we remember his words and music.
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Jan 11, 2022
Today we take a close look at who’s coming and going on the river, with a look at ships, ship names and special uses for some raw material mineral cargoes.
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Today we take a close look at who’s coming and going on the river, with a look at ships, ship names and special uses for some raw material mineral cargoes.
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Jan 10, 2022
The USS Constitution, nicknamed Old Ironsides, a historic US Navy tall ship, is now for the first time under the command of a female captain.
Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons: Kathy92648, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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The USS Constitution, nicknamed Old Ironsides, a historic US Navy tall ship, is now for the first time under the command of a female captain.
Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons: Kathy92648, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Jan 07, 2022
We’re looking at some crazy weather this week – how does it affect ships?
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Jan 7, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We’re looking at some crazy weather this week – how does it affect ships?
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