Listener questions about marine pilots

Listener questions about marine pilots

Oct 10, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts

Today, some questions about pilots from a new listener to the Ship Report. A great opportunity to talk about one of my favorite subjects.

Steve asked, “Are pilots onboard for the whole journey, say Astoria to Portland?  At anchorage, as well? Also, are there pilot “bases” in Kalama and Portland in addition to Astoria?” 

Today we’ll talk about these questions and more about the fascinating topic of marine pilots.

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Ship gets tug escort on the river

Oct 07, 2024

The containership MSC Damla was supposed to head to Portland on Monday, but she had to remain at sea after she developed temporary steering issues as she was about to enter the river.

Experts on board fixed her steering issues, and the bar pilot got her safely back out to sea. Even though her steering’s fine now, she’ll have a tug escort on the river today.

Look for her passing Astoria around 7:30am on Tuesday, in Portland about about 1:30pm. Track her progress at marinetraffic or vesselfinder.com.

Photo of MSC Damla courtesy Wikimedia Commons.:This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. MSC Damla berthed at North Quay, in the inner harbour of the Port of Fremantle, Western Australia. Photographer: Bahnfrend

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Ship gets tug escort on the river

Ship gets tug escort on the river

Oct 7, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts

The containership MSC Damla was supposed to head to Portland on Monday, but she had to remain at sea after she developed temporary steering issues as she was about to enter the river.

Experts on board fixed her steering issues, and the bar pilot got her safely back out to sea. Even though her steering’s fine now, she’ll have a tug escort on the river today.

Look for her passing Astoria around 7:30am on Tuesday, in Portland about about 1:30pm. Track her progress at marinetraffic or vesselfinder.com.

Photo of MSC Damla courtesy Wikimedia Commons.:This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. MSC Damla berthed at North Quay, in the inner harbour of the Port of Fremantle, Western Australia. Photographer: Bahnfrend

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Cruise ship season winds down in Astoria

The next-to-last blue water cruise ship for the 2024 season arrives in Astoria today. We’ll talk a litlte about that and also an update about the future on container service on the Columbia.

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A look at ship running lights: lights that are on at night

Cruise ship season winds down in Astoria

Oct 7, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts

The next-to-last blue water cruise ship for the 2024 season arrives in Astoria today. We’ll talk a litlte about that and also an update about the future on container service on the Columbia.

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Crowley Maritime crews receive safety award

Oct 04, 2024

Today we’ll look at a safety award for employees of Crowley Maritime tugs who assisted with rescues eariler this year. Their heroic actions are part of an age-old tradition of mariners helping others in trouble at sea.

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A look at ship running lights: lights that are on at night

Crowley Maritime crews receive safety award

Oct 4, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts

Today we’ll look at a safety award for employees of Crowley Maritime tugs who assisted with rescues eariler this year. Their heroic actions are part of an age-old tradition of mariners helping others in trouble at sea.

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