Aug 19, 2024
With some tempestuous weather happening the past few days, and that feeling in the air, we all know that fall is not far away even though it’s still summer. Seems like a good time to revisit the Beaufort Wind Scale, a reference table dating back to the 1700s that is still in use today. It allows mariners and land dwellers the opportunity to assess conditions around them and gauge the strength of the wind.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081924.pdf
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Aug 19, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
With some tempestuous weather happening the past few days, and that feeling in the air, we all know that fall is not far away even though it’s still summer. Seems like a good time to revisit the Beaufort Wind Scale, a reference table dating back to the 1700s that is still in use today. It allows mariners and land dwellers the opportunity to assess conditions around them and gauge the strength of the wind.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081924.pdf
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Aug 16, 2024
Today we’ll talk about a large grant that the EPA just awarded to a local environmental group, the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, funding the group’s work to enhance communities and address watershed needs in our region posed by issues like sea level rise and other challenges. The grant is part of a massive funding bill called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed into law last fall.
It’s another example of behind the scenes work that often unsung organizations do routinely, to make our communities more resilient, and the public funding that makes such projects possible.
(Having some issues with posting transcripts… they’ll return here – in this space – as soon as I figure it out…)
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Aug 16, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll talk about a large grant that the EPA just awarded to a local environmental group, the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, funding the group’s work to enhance communities and address watershed needs in our region posed by issues like sea level rise and other challenges. The grant is part of a massive funding bill called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed into law last fall.
It’s another example of behind the scenes work that often unsung organizations do routinely, to make our communities more resilient, and the public funding that makes such projects possible.
(Having some issues with posting transcripts… they’ll return here – in this space – as soon as I figure it out…)
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Aug 14, 2024
Today, an unusual vessel arrives on the Columbia: the Bob Hope, a military car carrier. We’ll talk about her interesting history and the military agencies that have used and continue to use her services. One of the many military ships we see often on the river.
This photo of the Bob Hope is used with permission and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
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Aug 14, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, an unusual vessel arrives on the Columbia: the Bob Hope, a military car carrier. We’ll talk about her interesting history and the military agencies that have used and continue to use her services. One of the many military ships we see often on the river.
This photo of the Bob Hope is used with permission and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
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Today we take a look at an often-seen, odd-looking and highly effective vessel here on the Columbia: the amazing car carrier, whose purpose is to carry vehicles. Without them, most of us would not have a car to drive.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/SRTranscript081424.pdf
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Aug 14, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we take a look at an often-seen, odd-looking and highly effective vessel here on the Columbia: the amazing car carrier, whose purpose is to carry vehicles. Without them, most of us would not have a car to drive.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/SRTranscript081424.pdf
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Aug 13, 2024
Today we’ll talk about why mariners must by law help one another if someone is in trouble on the water.
It’s also a time honored tradition, not to mention a recognition of the reality that all mariners are equally vulnerable when things go wrong at sea.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081324.pdf
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Aug 13, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll talk about why mariners must by law help one another if someone is in trouble on the water.
It’s also a time honored tradition, not to mention a recognition of the reality that all mariners are equally vulnerable when things go wrong at sea.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081324.pdf
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Aug 12, 2024
Often we focus here on the Ship Report on the portion of the river between Astoria and the ocean, where things are quite dramatic and treacherous on a regular basis.
But the upriver portion of the river is formidable as well. Today we’ll talk about the heavy currents and winds that are among the factors that make inland transits also challenging.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081224.pdf
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Aug 12, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Often we focus here on the Ship Report on the portion of the river between Astoria and the ocean, where things are quite dramatic and treacherous on a regular basis.
But the upriver portion of the river is formidable as well. Today we’ll talk about the heavy currents and winds that are among the factors that make inland transits also challenging.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081224.pdf
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