Aug 05, 2024
This week we’ll hear from the Ship Report arvhives from an interview I did about year ago with fisher poet and author Tele Aadsen. Today she reads an excerpt from the her book, What Water Holds, a memoir about life in the world of commercial salmon troller fishing.
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Aug 5, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
This week we’ll hear from the Ship Report arvhives from an interview I did about year ago with fisher poet and author Tele Aadsen. Today she reads an excerpt from the her book, What Water Holds, a memoir about life in the world of commercial salmon troller fishing.
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Aug 02, 2024
A ship in the Astoria Anchorage this week experienced a fouled anchor: that’s when the anchor chain is wrapped around the anchor. This created a situation the ship could not handle alone and so they obtained the services of a barge with a crane to help untangle things.
This incident offers a great segue into anchors and anchor chains and how they work to keep these gigantic ships in place despite raging currents in the river.
Image: A ship in the Astoria Anchorage with a fouled anchor. Photo © Scott Saulsbury. Many thanks to Scott for the use of his photo.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript080224.pdf
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Aug 2, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A ship in the Astoria Anchorage this week experienced a fouled anchor: that’s when the anchor chain is wrapped around the anchor. This created a situation the ship could not handle alone and so they obtained the services of a barge with a crane to help untangle things.
This incident offers a great segue into anchors and anchor chains and how they work to keep these gigantic ships in place despite raging currents in the river.
Image: A ship in the Astoria Anchorage with a fouled anchor. Photo © Scott Saulsbury. Many thanks to Scott for the use of his photo.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript080224.pdf
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Aug 01, 2024
Today is the opening day of the Buoy 10 salmon fishery on the lower Columbia River near Astoria, Warrenton and Hammond. You’ll see lots of people in small boats fishing enthusiastically during this famous fishery period that happens every summer around this time.
The weather will be splendid and the fishing good. It’s important to remember that it’s the same old powerful and dangerous river out there, and we need to be prepared and knowledgeable in order to stay safe.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript080124.pdf
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Aug 1, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today is the opening day of the Buoy 10 salmon fishery on the lower Columbia River near Astoria, Warrenton and Hammond. You’ll see lots of people in small boats fishing enthusiastically during this famous fishery period that happens every summer around this time.
The weather will be splendid and the fishing good. It’s important to remember that it’s the same old powerful and dangerous river out there, and we need to be prepared and knowledgeable in order to stay safe.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript080124.pdf
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Jul 31, 2024
Today a look at wthat ships are traveling on the river today and a bit about them.
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Jul 31, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today a look at wthat ships are traveling on the river today and a bit about them.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript073124.pdf
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Jul 30, 2024
We’ve had some foggy conditions on the lower river this week, and so this is a good time to review ship fog horn protocols.
Those wonderful, sonorous ship horn sounds you hear in the fog are a lovely feature of coastal life. They’re also required by law and very important: they help ships communicate their locations when visibility is poor.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript073024.pdf
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Jul 30, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We’ve had some foggy conditions on the lower river this week, and so this is a good time to review ship fog horn protocols.
Those wonderful, sonorous ship horn sounds you hear in the fog are a lovely feature of coastal life. They’re also required by law and very important: they help ships communicate their locations when visibility is poor.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript073024.pdf
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Jul 29, 2024
We have an interesting vessel alert for shipwatchers today: the US Navy hopital ship the USNS Mercy heads downriver and out to sea this morning from the shipyard at Swan Island, after four months of repairs and maintenance.
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Jul 29, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We have an interesting vessel alert for shipwatchers today: the US Navy hopital ship the USNS Mercy heads downriver and out to sea this morning from the shipyard at Swan Island, after four months of repairs and maintenance.
Show transcript: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript072924.pdf
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