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King Tides – a time to watch the ocean from a safe distance
Nov 05, 2021It’s King Tide time on the coast, and that means abnormally high tides. This natural phenomenon happens every winter. This weekend, we’ll see high tides reaching 9 feet, and extra low minus tides. That, combined with storm induced high swells on the beach, and elevated sneaker wave risk, can create a life threatening situation for unwary storm watchers.
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Pilot boats: a special breed
Nov 04, 2021Today a look at a special vessel that is commonly seen on the Astoria waterfront: the pilot boat that takes pilots to and from passing ships. These boats are specially designed for demanding work that other boats avoid at all costs – coming in contact with the hull of a moving ship, and transporting pilots safely as they do a dangerous job.
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Shipping companies post record profits in the pandemic
Nov 03, 2021A look at how some of the big container lines are faring in terms of profits in 2021. Turns out they’re having a banner year, with record profits in the billions, despite backups and cargo slowdowns.
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The Seafarers Happiness Index 2021
Nov 02, 2021A look at an ongoing mariner survey called the Seafarer’s Happiness Index, which tracks workers’ level of satisfaction at sea. We’ll see how the pandemic affected things, and how they stand now.
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Missing containers in BC waters
Nov 01, 2021Today we’ll take a look at what happens to missing shipping containers when they go overboard, especially if they float. In this case, containers that recently fell off the Zim Kingston in the waters off British Columbia. Floating containers are subject to local currents, as well as wind and weather.
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An indepth look at atmospheric rivers
Oct 29, 2021Today, an indepth look at the phenomenon of the atmospheric river, where this term came from, how common are they, and how much water do they really carry up in the clouds?
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Update on the Zim Kingston: 109 containers lost at sea
Oct 28, 2021The chilling news from the Strait of Juan de Fuca today: the containership Zim Kingston, which suffered a container fire on board this weekend and lost containers overboard in rough weather – actually lost 109 containers overboard, close to three times the number first thought to be lost.
Those containers are in the water somewhere near Vancouver Island. It’s unknown how many have sunk, or how many are still bobbing around out there, just below the surface, presenting a potentially deadly hazard to navigation.
Image of the Zim Kingston courtesy USCG.
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Containership loses containers, catches fire off B.C.
Oct 27, 2021A look at an unfolding emergency that began this past weekend in the Strait of Juan de Fuca in British Columbia waters: a containership loses containers overboard in rough weather, and containers on board carrying toxic chemicals catch fire.
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As the weather calms down, ships wait
Oct 26, 2021Today’s ship schedule, with most ship traffic in flux because of the weather, offers an interesting look at how vessels are affected upriver, in anchorages and offshore when weather prohibits ready transit across the Columbia River Bar.
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Weird words for a weird storm: what’s a bomb cyclone?
Oct 25, 2021A look at the unusual weather terminology that we have heard the past few days, as meterologists described an unprecedented mega storm hitting the Pacific Northwest.
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