A look back at 2023: Part 5 – a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

Dec 22, 2023

The final installment in our series this week from the Ship Report archives. This week we’ve been hearing excerpts from an interview recorded earrlier this year, with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots in Astoria.

A look back at 2023: Part 5 – a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

A look back at 2023: Part 5 – a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

The final installment in our series this week from the Ship Report archives. This week we’ve been hearing excerpts from an interview recorded earrlier this year, with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots in Astoria.

A look back at 2023: Part 3 – a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

Dec 20, 2023

Today, Part 3 in our look back in the 2023 archives. A chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel movement coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots. She’s the first woman ever to hold that position.

A look back at 2023: Part 5 – a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

A look back at 2023: Part 3 – a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

Today, Part 3 in our look back in the 2023 archives. A chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel movement coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots. She’s the first woman ever to hold that position.

A look back at 2023: Part 2 – a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

Dec 19, 2023

Today we continue our look into the Ship Report archives – more from an interview earlier this year with Samantha Steerman, vessel movement coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots.

A look back at 2023: Part 5 – a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

A look back at 2023: Part 2 – a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

Today we continue our look into the Ship Report archives – more from an interview earlier this year with Samantha Steerman, vessel movement coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots.

A look back at 2023: a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

Dec 18, 2023

This week we’ll be revisiting a great interview series from this past year: we’ll talk this week with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator and dispatcher for the Columbia River Bar Pilots. He work is unseen and vital on the river. She’s one of an invisible army of maritime professionals who keep everything running smoothly with ship traffic on the Columbia. Today is Part 1.

A look back at 2023: Part 5 – a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

A look back at 2023: a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

This week we’ll be revisiting a great interview series from this past year: we’ll talk this week with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator and dispatcher for the Columbia River Bar Pilots. He work is unseen and vital on the river. She’s one of an invisible army of maritime professionals who keep everything running smoothly with ship traffic on the Columbia. Today is Part 1.

Cruise ship rescues crew of sinking ship

Dec 15, 2023

Today, the story of another Carnival Cruise Lines ship (in this case the Carnival Vista not the Carnival Panorama) which helped rescue the crew of a sinking cargo ship off the Dominical Republic. The story highlights the important role mariners can play in saving lives at sea.

Cruise ship rescues crew of sinking ship

Cruise ship rescues crew of sinking ship

Today, the story of another Carnival Cruise Lines ship (in this case the Carnival Vista not the Carnival Panorama) which helped rescue the crew of a sinking cargo ship off the Dominical Republic. The story highlights the important role mariners can play in saving lives at sea.

A look at bulk carriers

Dec 14, 2023

Today we’ll talk in a little more depth about bulk carriers. They’re the workhorses of the world’s merchant fleet and the most common type of ship we see here on the Columbia. We’ll talk about what it’s like inside the cargo holds – giant open bins where cargo is carried.

A look at bulk carriers

A look at bulk carriers

Today we’ll talk in a little more depth about bulk carriers. They’re the workhorses of the world’s merchant fleet and the most common type of ship we see here on the Columbia. We’ll talk about what it’s like inside the cargo holds – giant open bins where cargo is carried.