Nov 28, 2023
I talk about this topic from time to time on the show, because there are so many facets to it. Today we’ll take a look at the challenges the river poses for arriving ships, from the unsual underwater geology offshore, to the daunting currents along the winding river corridor. It’s a matter for experienced marine pilots who make critical navigational decisions on the fly every day.
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Nov 28, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
I talk about this topic from time to time on the show, because there are so many facets to it. Today we’ll take a look at the challenges the river poses for arriving ships, from the unsual underwater geology offshore, to the daunting currents along the winding river corridor. It’s a matter for experienced marine pilots who make critical navigational decisions on the fly every day.
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Nov 27, 2023
For some folks, this story is just the quirky odyssey of a cruise ship with mechanical problems. For others, who have holiday cruises planned on the Carnival Panorama, dreams for long-awaited family gatherings are at stake, as technicians work to repair the ship before holiday cruises in December.
Today we’ll talk about what’s next, as least what we know so far, and how to track the Carnival Panorama if you’re waiting on pins and needles to see what happens.
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Nov 27, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
For some folks, this story is just the quirky odyssey of a cruise ship with mechanical problems. For others, who have holiday cruises planned on the Carnival Panorama, dreams for long-awaited family gatherings are at stake, as technicians work to repair the ship before holiday cruises in December.
Today we’ll talk about what’s next, as least what we know so far, and how to track the Carnival Panorama if you’re waiting on pins and needles to see what happens.
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Nov 23, 2023
We’ll take a look at the double whammy of high sneaker wave risk and king tides this weekend. All of that means if you absolutely must go to the beach, be extra vigilant. If you’re sightseeing, consider high up places that overlook the beach.
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Nov 23, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We’ll take a look at the double whammy of high sneaker wave risk and king tides this weekend. All of that means if you absolutely must go to the beach, be extra vigilant. If you’re sightseeing, consider high up places that overlook the beach.
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Nov 22, 2023
The National Weather service is warning residents and visitors that sneaker wave risk is elevated this holiday weekend at beaches in NW Oregon and SW Washington. The weather will be great – and folks will want to head to the beach to enjoy it.
So how can you protect yourself from deadly sneaker waves? We’ll talk about that today.
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Nov 22, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
The National Weather service is warning residents and visitors that sneaker wave risk is elevated this holiday weekend at beaches in NW Oregon and SW Washington. The weather will be great – and folks will want to head to the beach to enjoy it.
So how can you protect yourself from deadly sneaker waves? We’ll talk about that today.
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Nov 21, 2023
Today we’ll talk about something that seems to worry folks who watch the river: they see a day or so when there are no ships arriving or departing, or waiting in an anchorage nearby, and they tend to assume the worst about the state of commerce on the river.
Today we’ll talk about the comings and goings of ships, what the factors are, and why a slow day on the river is not a cause for alarm. That’s because there’s always a lot happening on the river that we “landlubbers” do not see. In fact, some ports are seeing record cargoes.
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Nov 21, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll talk about something that seems to worry folks who watch the river: they see a day or so when there are no ships arriving or departing, or waiting in an anchorage nearby, and they tend to assume the worst about the state of commerce on the river.
Today we’ll talk about the comings and goings of ships, what the factors are, and why a slow day on the river is not a cause for alarm. That’s because there’s always a lot happening on the river that we “landlubbers” do not see. In fact, some ports are seeing record cargoes.
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Nov 20, 2023
In what I am beginning to call the “Amazing Saga of the Carnival Panorama,” the mechanically-ailing cruise ship that spent a week in Astoria trying to figure out a workaround to get to the shipyard in Portland, has “left the building,” at least for the moment.
She headed out to sea yesterday afternoon from the Port of Astoria, to make her way to British Columbia, to a shipyard that can remove her huge “whale tail” funnel so she can fit under the Columbia River’s fixed bridges.
Once that’s done, she’ll be back to the Columbia to head to drydock in Portland.
And yes, to anwer that quite reasonable question folks have been asking: she has to go to Portland. Other regional shipyards are apparently full. And she’s having steering and proplusion problems, so traveling far from the PNW to another yard is probably not an option.
Photo: Joanne Rideout. The Carnival Panorama at the Port of Astoria at dusk on Sunday, shortly before she departed for British Columbia.
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Nov 20, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
In what I am beginning to call the “Amazing Saga of the Carnival Panorama,” the mechanically-ailing cruise ship that spent a week in Astoria trying to figure out a workaround to get to the shipyard in Portland, has “left the building,” at least for the moment.
She headed out to sea yesterday afternoon from the Port of Astoria, to make her way to British Columbia, to a shipyard that can remove her huge “whale tail” funnel so she can fit under the Columbia River’s fixed bridges.
Once that’s done, she’ll be back to the Columbia to head to drydock in Portland.
And yes, to anwer that quite reasonable question folks have been asking: she has to go to Portland. Other regional shipyards are apparently full. And she’s having steering and proplusion problems, so traveling far from the PNW to another yard is probably not an option.
Photo: Joanne Rideout. The Carnival Panorama at the Port of Astoria at dusk on Sunday, shortly before she departed for British Columbia.
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