Oct 18, 2023
Today a look at the effects of war on shipping, as a containership is diverted from an Israeli port. The change means the region will not receive needed goods, an example of how war effects go far beyond the battlefield and can extend to our “90 percent of everything.”
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Oct 18, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today a look at the effects of war on shipping, as a containership is diverted from an Israeli port. The change means the region will not receive needed goods, an example of how war effects go far beyond the battlefield and can extend to our “90 percent of everything.”
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Oct 17, 2023
Today, the answer to a listener question about marine pilots on the river – what kinds of vessels are required to take a pilot? We’ll take a look at the state and federal regs.
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Oct 17, 2023 | Columbia River Ship Traffic, Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, the answer to a listener question about marine pilots on the river – what kinds of vessels are required to take a pilot? We’ll take a look at the state and federal regs.
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Oct 16, 2023
Today we’ll talk a bit about ships on the river, anchorages, cargoes, and all that stuff – the stuff of daily life on the mighty Columbia
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Oct 16, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll talk a bit about ships on the river, anchorages, cargoes, and all that stuff – the stuff of daily life on the mighty Columbia
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Oct 13, 2023
We’ve got ships waiting in the anchorages, which means ships are elsewhere in the river system, loading and discharging cargo. When there’s room, anchored ships will move into berths.
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Oct 13, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We’ve got ships waiting in the anchorages, which means ships are elsewhere in the river system, loading and discharging cargo. When there’s room, anchored ships will move into berths.
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Oct 12, 2023
Today we’ll take a look at ship traffic and talk about how weather restrictions on the Columbia River Bar are put in place. Who calls the shots? What happens if a vessel ignores restrictions and gets in trouble on the bar? Are the rules the same for ships and recreational vessels? The short answer is the Coast Guard and the Columbia River Bar Pilots are in the driver’s seat on these important safety determinations. And vessels need to comply.
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Oct 12, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll take a look at ship traffic and talk about how weather restrictions on the Columbia River Bar are put in place. Who calls the shots? What happens if a vessel ignores restrictions and gets in trouble on the bar? Are the rules the same for ships and recreational vessels? The short answer is the Coast Guard and the Columbia River Bar Pilots are in the driver’s seat on these important safety determinations. And vessels need to comply.
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Oct 11, 2023
Today, the second half of the true sea story of the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Meteor, told as no one else can, by long time KMUN commentator Michael McCusker, who was a crewman on the boat as it sank on the Columbia River Bar.
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Oct 11, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, the second half of the true sea story of the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Meteor, told as no one else can, by long time KMUN commentator Michael McCusker, who was a crewman on the boat as it sank on the Columbia River Bar.
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