Jan 25, 2024
After a stunningly successful week of fundraising and gear-gathering, community efforts to help Ilwaco, Washington’s Dungeness crab fleet regroup, after a devastating fire, seem to be well on their way.
What remains now is to get that gear rigged and baited in time for a Monday “presoak” deadline. That’s the day when the first crab pots can be put in the water, to allow fishermen to pull pots full of crab on Thursday, the official opening day of the season.
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Jan 25, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
After a stunningly successful week of fundraising and gear-gathering, community efforts to help Ilwaco, Washington’s Dungeness crab fleet regroup, after a devastating fire, seem to be well on their way.
What remains now is to get that gear rigged and baited in time for a Monday “presoak” deadline. That’s the day when the first crab pots can be put in the water, to allow fishermen to pull pots full of crab on Thursday, the official opening day of the season.
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On Monday, a devastating fire destroyed a commercial fishing facility in Ilwaco, Washington, along with thousands of Dungeness crabpots belonging to Ilwaco’s fishing fleet. With just a week till the opening of the crabbing season, things looked bleak.
But a far-reaching and effective community response from other PNW fishermen, and the public, to gather gear and raise funds, may allow fishermen and their families to continue their work and retain their livelihoods. A great example this week of neighbors coming together in a crisis.
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Jan 25, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
On Monday, a devastating fire destroyed a commercial fishing facility in Ilwaco, Washington, along with thousands of Dungeness crabpots belonging to Ilwaco’s fishing fleet. With just a week till the opening of the crabbing season, things looked bleak.
But a far-reaching and effective community response from other PNW fishermen, and the public, to gather gear and raise funds, may allow fishermen and their families to continue their work and retain their livelihoods. A great example this week of neighbors coming together in a crisis.
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Jan 24, 2024
On Monday, a devastating fire destroyed the historic Ilwaco Landing Cannery building on the waterfront in the fishing community of Ilwaco, Washington. The building and dock were gutted, and thousands of Dungeness crab pots destroyed.
It was a crushing blow to the local fishing community, slated to open the local crab season on February 1.
Today we’ll talk about some of the details of the fire, and efforts to help families who are reeling in the aftermath of the fire. PNW commercial fishing orgs up and down the coast are gathering gear to help fishermen replace what was lost.
Current fundraisers to help fishing families:
- The Ilwaco Tuna Club: https://gofund.me/be6c5dc7
- The FV Brandy– the Walters family https://gofund.me/e4fb0a2b
- The Chowder Stop in Long Beach Wash.is donating fund from sales: $2 from every cup of clam chowder sold starting Wednesday 1-24-2024 till the end of January will be donated to help with the disastrous fire that devastated our neighboring Ilwaco fishing community.
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Jan 24, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
On Monday, a devastating fire destroyed the historic Ilwaco Landing Cannery building on the waterfront in the fishing community of Ilwaco, Washington. The building and dock were gutted, and thousands of Dungeness crab pots destroyed.
It was a crushing blow to the local fishing community, slated to open the local crab season on February 1.
Today we’ll talk about some of the details of the fire, and efforts to help families who are reeling in the aftermath of the fire. PNW commercial fishing orgs up and down the coast are gathering gear to help fishermen replace what was lost.
Current fundraisers to help fishing families:
- The Ilwaco Tuna Club: https://gofund.me/be6c5dc7
- The FV Brandy– the Walters family https://gofund.me/e4fb0a2b
- The Chowder Stop in Long Beach Wash.is donating fund from sales: $2 from every cup of clam chowder sold starting Wednesday 1-24-2024 till the end of January will be donated to help with the disastrous fire that devastated our neighboring Ilwaco fishing community.
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Jan 23, 2024
Today we’ll talk about the USNS VADM KR Wheeler, a special kind of vessel that can pump fuel via a portable pipeline to land from miles offshore. She is owned by the Navy and is used to support US military operations. The Wheeler is headed to the Portland shipyard to a drydock there.
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Jan 23, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll talk about the USNS VADM KR Wheeler, a special kind of vessel that can pump fuel via a portable pipeline to land from miles offshore. She is owned by the Navy and is used to support US military operations. The Wheeler is headed to the Portland shipyard to a drydock there.
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Jan 22, 2024
After a bout of dangerously cold weather, it’s nice to see ships moving again on the river. We’ll take a look at who’s on the river today, and what they’re carrying to and from ports.
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Jan 22, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
After a bout of dangerously cold weather, it’s nice to see ships moving again on the river. We’ll take a look at who’s on the river today, and what they’re carrying to and from ports.
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Jan 18, 2024
Today we’ll talk about the concept of microclimates, which might be part of the reason why people experienced this week’s icy weather in what semed like a myriad of different ways, and levels of severity.
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Jan 18, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll talk about the concept of microclimates, which might be part of the reason why people experienced this week’s icy weather in what semed like a myriad of different ways, and levels of severity.
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