Apr 17, 2023
Today we begin hearing excerpts of my interview with Lt. Junior Grade Kirsten Sharp, operations officer on board the USCGC Fir, Astoria’s buoy tender. This week we’ll learn about what buoy tenders do, and about opportunities for women in the Coast Guard.
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Apr 17, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we begin hearing excerpts of my interview with Lt. Junior Grade Kirsten Sharp, operations officer on board the USCGC Fir, Astoria’s buoy tender. This week we’ll learn about what buoy tenders do, and about opportunities for women in the Coast Guard.
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Apr 14, 2023
Today we hear Part 2 of an interview with anthropogist and author Dr. Margaret Willson about her new book, “Woman, Captain, Rebel, The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain.”
We’ll take a look at what it was like to commercial fish during the early 1800s in Iceland. People went to sea in open rowboats, clad in woolen clothing with animal skins for protection against the elements, with the fish piling up around their feet as they worked, often in wintry conditions..
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Apr 14, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we hear Part 2 of an interview with anthropogist and author Dr. Margaret Willson about her new book, “Woman, Captain, Rebel, The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain.”
We’ll take a look at what it was like to commercial fish during the early 1800s in Iceland. People went to sea in open rowboats, clad in woolen clothing with animal skins for protection against the elements, with the fish piling up around their feet as they worked, often in wintry conditions..
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Apr 13, 2023
Today we begin hearing excerpts from an interview with University of Washington anthropologist and author Dr. Margaret Willson, whose new book was just published. It’s called, “Woman, Captain, Rebel, The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain.” Dr. Willson recently spoke at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria.
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Apr 13, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we begin hearing excerpts from an interview with University of Washington anthropologist and author Dr. Margaret Willson, whose new book was just published. It’s called, “Woman, Captain, Rebel, The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain.” Dr. Willson recently spoke at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria.
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Apr 12, 2023
After a nailbiting couple of days, we’ll talk about the conclusion of the story of the injured racing sailor on a badly damaged sailboat, in a vicious storm in the south Atlantic – 1200 miles offshore, alone.
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Apr 12, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
After a nailbiting couple of days, we’ll talk about the conclusion of the story of the injured racing sailor on a badly damaged sailboat, in a vicious storm in the south Atlantic – 1200 miles offshore, alone.
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Apr 10, 2023
Yesterday a dire situation arose in the south Atlantic Ocean for one of the Golden Globe solo round the world sailing race participants. He was overtaken by a huge storm 1200 miles off the coast of Argentina. Battling steep seas and 100 mph gusts, his boat rolled and was dismasted. Now he’s injured and trying to keep the boat afloat until a nearby UK fisheries vessel can get to him from 300 miles away. Today we’ll talk about what can happen when you are alone in a terrible storm at sea.
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Apr 10, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Yesterday a dire situation arose in the south Atlantic Ocean for one of the Golden Globe solo round the world sailing race participants. He was overtaken by a huge storm 1200 miles off the coast of Argentina. Battling steep seas and 100 mph gusts, his boat rolled and was dismasted. Now he’s injured and trying to keep the boat afloat until a nearby UK fisheries vessel can get to him from 300 miles away. Today we’ll talk about what can happen when you are alone in a terrible storm at sea.
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Today we’ll clarify whether the MSC Katie was the biggest container ship ever to come into the Columbia River or the biggest ship, period. The answer isn’t always intuitive when it comes to ship measurement. Sometimes it depends on something called “gross tonnage.” We’ll talk about how the maritime industry assesses ship size.
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Apr 10, 2023 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll clarify whether the MSC Katie was the biggest container ship ever to come into the Columbia River or the biggest ship, period. The answer isn’t always intuitive when it comes to ship measurement. Sometimes it depends on something called “gross tonnage.” We’ll talk about how the maritime industry assesses ship size.
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