Jan 29, 2021
Today a look at running lights on ships, the kinds of lights you see at night on vessels that help them be seen by other vessels. We’ll also talk about other kinds of lights you may see on ships in the Columbia River. A talk with Columbia River Bar Pilot Capt. Robert Johnson, from the Ship Report archives.
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Jan 29, 2021 | Ship Report Podcasts
Today a look at running lights on ships, the kinds of lights you see at night on vessels that help them be seen by other vessels. We’ll also talk about other kinds of lights you may see on ships in the Columbia River. A talk with Columbia River Bar Pilot Capt. Robert Johnson, from the Ship Report archives.
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Jan 28, 2021
Today we hear another archive interview, about what it’s like to maneuver a ship through bad weather at sea. We’ll hear from now retired Columbia River Bar Pilot Capt. Robert Johnson, about his experiences in god-awful weather in the open ocean.
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Jan 28, 2021 | Ship Report Podcasts
Today we hear another archive interview, about what it’s like to maneuver a ship through bad weather at sea. We’ll hear from now retired Columbia River Bar Pilot Capt. Robert Johnson, about his experiences in god-awful weather in the open ocean.
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Jan 27, 2021
In this archive interview about an unfortunate car ship, we look back at the case of the Cougar Ace, a car ship full of brand new Mazdas, that ran into ballast water troubles off the Aleutians in the summer of 2006. While the crew was safely evacuated, the ship remained bobbing on its side, in the relatively calm waters of the ocean, but eventually had to be towed to Portland and her cars scrapped. A member of the salvage team died in a fall on her sloping decks. Her dilemma? A computer failure caused too much ballast water to be pumped into tanks on one side of the ship. The weight imbalance caused her to lean way over, and the crew could not right her.
Photo: Kevin Bell, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Wikimedia Commons.
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Jan 27, 2021 | Ship Report Podcasts
In this archive interview about an unfortunate car ship, we look back at the case of the Cougar Ace, a car ship full of brand new Mazdas, that ran into ballast water troubles off the Aleutians in the summer of 2006. While the crew was safely evacuated, the ship remained bobbing on its side, in the relatively calm waters of the ocean, but eventually had to be towed to Portland and her cars scrapped. A member of the salvage team died in a fall on her sloping decks. Her dilemma? A computer failure caused too much ballast water to be pumped into tanks on one side of the ship. The weight imbalance caused her to lean way over, and the crew could not right her.
Photo: Kevin Bell, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Wikimedia Commons.
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Jan 26, 2021
A look back into the Ship Report archives at an interview from the early 2000s with Columbia River Bar Pilot Captain Deborah Dempsey and former ship radio officer Terry Wilson. They’re talking about rogue waves, those giant waves that can rise up out of nowhere in the ocean. They can be a real problem for ships and they’re not as rare as you mght think, or hope.
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Jan 26, 2021 | Ship Report Podcasts
A look back into the Ship Report archives at an interview from the early 2000s with Columbia River Bar Pilot Captain Deborah Dempsey and former ship radio officer Terry Wilson. They’re talking about rogue waves, those giant waves that can rise up out of nowhere in the ocean. They can be a real problem for ships and they’re not as rare as you mght think, or hope.
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Jan 25, 2021
A look at what’s happening with a COVID outbreak at Trident Seafoods in Alaska. An outbreak there has sidelined plant workers and also has many fishermen waiting anxiously on fishing boats that can’t go out because they have nowhere to bring their catch.
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Jan 25, 2021 | Ship Report Podcasts
A look at what’s happening with a COVID outbreak at Trident Seafoods in Alaska. An outbreak there has sidelined plant workers and also has many fishermen waiting anxiously on fishing boats that can’t go out because they have nowhere to bring their catch.
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Jan 22, 2021
Trident Seafood, a big Alaska seafood processor, is weathering a sizeable COVID-19 outbreak among staff. The temporary closure of their plants is leaving fishermen and boats sitting at the dock waiting for the opportunity to fish and make a living.
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Jan 22, 2021 | Ship Report Podcasts
Trident Seafood, a big Alaska seafood processor, is weathering a sizeable COVID-19 outbreak among staff. The temporary closure of their plants is leaving fishermen and boats sitting at the dock waiting for the opportunity to fish and make a living.
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