Jul 14, 2025 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we see the Pacific Collector arriving from Honolulu, after a doing her specialized work of tracking missile defense testing. She’s one of a host of US military ships we see on the river, along with her sister ship, the Pacific Collector.
Photo credit: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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Jul 8, 2025 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Let’s take a look at one ship on today’s schedule. It’s path traces a winding route from Russia through the Panama Canal to Portland, a journey of more than a month at sea.
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Jul 7, 2025 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A look at today’s gusty weather and how to plan accordingly if you’re going out on a boat. One thing to remember: the experience of being on the river is very different when you are out on a boat from the way it is on land, even on the shore. And any precautions you take for the river goes double out in the ocean, where risks can be greater.
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Jul 3, 2025 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Nothing says summer like the 4th of July, comin’ right up. If you’re looking forward to boating this weekend, perhaps even in the ocean, here’s a bit about how to give yourself the best opportunity to stay safe on our challenging but beautiful Pacific Northwest waterways.
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Jul 2, 2025 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A little bit of everything today: a look at marine weather compared to land based forecasts, who’s on the river today, and a bit about riverflow and changing tides.
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Jul 1, 2025 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today our ship schedule has just a few ships coming and going on the river. It’s a good time to talk about the commerce we often don’t see happening, that includes ships at anchor and ships already in port.
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