Car ship blaze off Alaska shows dangers of shipboard fires, especially involving EVs

Car ship blaze off Alaska shows dangers of shipboard fires, especially involving EVs

There’s a car ship ablaze off the coast of the Aleutians, after a fire started on board. The crew has been safely evacuated but the ship remains on fire. We’ll talk about the dangers of shipboard fires, made worse in the modern era of electric vehicles (EVs).

Wednesday Fleet Week update

Wednesday Fleet Week update

Today we’ll take a look at ships heading upriver for the Rose Festival today: the USCG Barque Eagle and the Canadian Navy vessel HMCS Nanaimo. Expect the Eagle to leave Astoria around 7:30am and around 8:30am the Nanaimo will pass Astoria inbound.

For info about tours in Portland, go to rosefestival.org and click on the Fleet Week link.

Wednesday Fleet Week update

The USCG barque Eagle comes into the Columbia, and the Rose Festival Fleet begins its journey upriver

Tuesday morning early we’ll see the USCGC Eagle arrive on the Columbia. She’ll cross the bar around 6 am and be in Astoria around 8:30am. The two US Navy ships at the Port of Astoria will head upriver to Portland. The Rose Festival Fleet is here and on the move.

Today, more details on today’s ships.

Wednesday Fleet Week update

The Rose Festival Fleet goes upriver this week

This week the visiting ships that comprise the Rose Festival Fleet will pass by Astoria and other points on the river to Portland. Ships will dock at the seawall at Tom McCall Park and be available for tours there.

We have several ships heading past Astoria this week. Here’s the list of ships and when we’ll likely see them:

Tuesday:

  • USS Mustin – US Navy guided missile destroyer – Depart Port of Astoria ~8am Tuesday/ Portland ~3:30pm
  • USS Jack H Lucas – US Navy guided missile destroyer – Depart Port of Astoria ~8:30am Tuesday/ Portland ~4pm
  • HMCS Nanaimo – Canadian Navy maritime coastal defence vessel – Passing Astoria ~8:30am Tuesday/ Portland ~4pm

Wednesday:

  • USCGC Eagle – inbound past Astoria ~9:30am Wednesday/ Portland ~3:30pm

More info see the Rose Festival Fleet website: https://www.rosefestival.org/events/2025/fleetweek

Track ships in real time on vesselfinder or marinetraffic. Be aware that some military ships do not display AIS for security reasons or are designated as military with numbers instead of names.

 

Car ship blaze off Alaska shows dangers of shipboard fires, especially involving EVs

A US Navy ship arrives for tours in Astoria, the Rose Festival Fleet, and dredge season on the river

An opportunity Saturday to tour a US Navy ship that arrives at the Port of Astoria today. Likely the first of next week’s Rose Festival Fleet of arriving ships, including the USCG tall ship Eagle.

And it’s dredge season on the Columbia River – and we’ll be seeing at least one of these specialized vessels on the river for the rest of the year, doing her part to keep our ship channel free and clear for vessels. We’ll talk about what these ships do here and about their special role in the maritime industry.