Oct 06, 2023
We’ve got a gorgeous weekend in store… perhaps the last burst of summer, so get out there and enjoy it!
And we’ll take a closer look at those odd-looking car ships that come into the river almost every day.
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Oct 6, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We’ve got a gorgeous weekend in store… perhaps the last burst of summer, so get out there and enjoy it!
And we’ll take a closer look at those odd-looking car ships that come into the river almost every day.
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Oct 05, 2023
Behind evey pilot transfer, where a marine pilot boards or leaves a ship in the river or on the ocean, there is a highly trained crew of professionals on either a helicopter or a pilot boat, making sure the process happens safely. Today we take another look behind the scenes in the maritime industry at the work of these transport support crews.
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Oct 5, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Behind evey pilot transfer, where a marine pilot boards or leaves a ship in the river or on the ocean, there is a highly trained crew of professionals on either a helicopter or a pilot boat, making sure the process happens safely. Today we take another look behind the scenes in the maritime industry at the work of these transport support crews.
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Oct 04, 2023
We’ll have a research vessel here in town, just for the day today. We’ll talk about why research vessels often come here and dock at the Port of Astoria.
Photo: R/V Robert Gordon Sproul, Scripps Insitution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Photo courtesy Scripps.
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Oct 4, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We’ll have a research vessel here in town, just for the day today. We’ll talk about why research vessels often come here and dock at the Port of Astoria.
Photo: R/V Robert Gordon Sproul, Scripps Insitution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Photo courtesy Scripps.
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Oct 03, 2023
Today we’ll talk more about dangerous maritime work and what mariners do to protect themselves, and also why they shy away from certain kinds of safety equipment, like harnesses, in certain situations, Sometimes freedom to move if something goes wrong is the best option.
And, a heads up about a special maritime event happening at the Fort George Brewery’s Lovell Showroom on 14th Street, on Thursday at 7 pm in Astoria. Clatsop Community College Professor Julie Brown will give a talk titled, “Sailing to Valhalla – Ship Burials and Boat Graves from Around the World.” Brown teaches maritime culture at Clatsop, and is a Fulbright Scholar.
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Oct 3, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll talk more about dangerous maritime work and what mariners do to protect themselves, and also why they shy away from certain kinds of safety equipment, like harnesses, in certain situations, Sometimes freedom to move if something goes wrong is the best option.
And, a heads up about a special maritime event happening at the Fort George Brewery’s Lovell Showroom on 14th Street, on Thursday at 7 pm in Astoria. Clatsop Community College Professor Julie Brown will give a talk titled, “Sailing to Valhalla – Ship Burials and Boat Graves from Around the World.” Brown teaches maritime culture at Clatsop, and is a Fulbright Scholar.
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Oct 02, 2023
Today I’m answering a listener question about what pilots do when they are on board a ship. It’s a big topic and I thought it would make a good show. So today, a quick glimpse at the complicated and demanding job that marine pilots do daily here on the Columbia River.
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Oct 2, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today I’m answering a listener question about what pilots do when they are on board a ship. It’s a big topic and I thought it would make a good show. So today, a quick glimpse at the complicated and demanding job that marine pilots do daily here on the Columbia River.
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Oct 01, 2023
Today and tomorrow, I’m taking a break from the Ship Report and will return on Thursday. In the meantime, enjoy this archive story – one of my favorites – the true tale of the sinking of a fishing boat, told as no one else can by long-time KMUN programmer and commentator Michael McCusker. It’s about the day the Meteor, a fishing boat he was crewing on, sank in a most dramatic fashion on the infamous Columbia River Bar.
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Oct 1, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today and tomorrow, I’m taking a break from the Ship Report and will return on Thursday. In the meantime, enjoy this archive story – one of my favorites – the true tale of the sinking of a fishing boat, told as no one else can by long-time KMUN programmer and commentator Michael McCusker. It’s about the day the Meteor, a fishing boat he was crewing on, sank in a most dramatic fashion on the infamous Columbia River Bar.
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