Mar 10, 2023
One of the most common listener questions I get is people asking and speculating about what is on barges that pass by Astoria with a white powdery substance on board. They want to know what it is and why it doesn’t blow off in the wind. It’s crushed limestone and the reason it stays put has to do with a property of substances that can be gathered in piles: it’s called “angle of repose.”
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Mar 10, 2023 | Ship Report Podcasts
One of the most common listener questions I get is people asking and speculating about what is on barges that pass by Astoria with a white powdery substance on board. They want to know what it is and why it doesn’t blow off in the wind. It’s crushed limestone and the reason it stays put has to do with a property of substances that can be gathered in piles: it’s called “angle of repose.”
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Mar 09, 2023
We’ll take a look at a situation in the North Atlantic where a containership lost almost 50 containers overboard. Now the Coast Guard has issued an alert for boaters. We’ll talk about the risks.
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Mar 9, 2023 | Ship Report Podcasts
We’ll take a look at a situation in the North Atlantic where a containership lost almost 50 containers overboard. Now the Coast Guard has issued an alert for boaters. We’ll talk about the risks.
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Mar 08, 2023
In nautical terms, a channel is a very important thing. We have a ship channel in the Columbia River and it’s vital that mariners know where it is, whether they are professionals working on a ship or tug, or recreational boaters out having fun. We’ll talk today about channels and how you locate them.
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Mar 8, 2023 | Ship Report Podcasts
In nautical terms, a channel is a very important thing. We have a ship channel in the Columbia River and it’s vital that mariners know where it is, whether they are professionals working on a ship or tug, or recreational boaters out having fun. We’ll talk today about channels and how you locate them.
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Mar 07, 2023
Yesterday we saw another ship with engine trouble on the lower Columbia, and she was close enough to Astoria to attract a lot of attention. It’s a good opportunity to talk about how our river professionals, master mariners and their colleagues, handle an unexpected crisis.
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Mar 7, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Yesterday we saw another ship with engine trouble on the lower Columbia, and she was close enough to Astoria to attract a lot of attention. It’s a good opportunity to talk about how our river professionals, master mariners and their colleagues, handle an unexpected crisis.
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Mar 06, 2023
Today we coast a little on the energy of the Fisher Poets Gathering, and hear a song by the late Jon Campbell of Rhode Island, all about what happened to one ship, an old and somewhat ordinary coastal tanker, when she was too old to go to sea anymore. It’s called “The Mary,” and it’s one of his best works.
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Mar 6, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we coast a little on the energy of the Fisher Poets Gathering, and hear a song by the late Jon Campbell of Rhode Island, all about what happened to one ship, an old and somewhat ordinary coastal tanker, when she was too old to go to sea anymore. It’s called “The Mary,” and it’s one of his best works.
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Mar 03, 2023
The final installment in our series about Samantha Steerman, a dispatcher for the Columbia River Bar Pilots in Astoria. An inside look at a little-known job. Her work is vital to the safe passage of ships on the river.
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Mar 3, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
The final installment in our series about Samantha Steerman, a dispatcher for the Columbia River Bar Pilots in Astoria. An inside look at a little-known job. Her work is vital to the safe passage of ships on the river.
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