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Passage, afloat again at last
Jul 02, 2024Many of you have asked me about my boat, Passage, a long term restoration project I started 16 years ago with my dad. Friday she was launched and is doing fine. Here’s a bit of her (and my) story.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript070224.pdf
Photo: The newly restored Passage on her maiden voyage last Friday.
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A look at one of Astoria’s old hometown ships: where is the USCGC Alert now?
Jul 01, 2024Earlier this year, the USCGC Alert, a Coast Guard ship that had been in Astoria for decades, was reassigned and replaced by a brand new cutter, the USCGC David Duren, which is now in Astoria.
Today we take a look at where the Alert is now… she’s got a new home on the East Coast (a region she was first assigned to over 50 years ago as a new ship), working as an active duty cutter in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript070124.pdf
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Rogue waves
Jun 28, 2024Today, a look back in the Ship Report archives at an interview about rogue waves with Capt. Deborah Dempsey and Terry Wilson – both dear friends of mine. This interview is especially poignant, since Terry is no longer with us. Today we’ll learn about rogue waves from two mariners who have each experienced them at sea.
Show transcript: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript062824.pdf
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The sinking of the Meteor, Part 2 – a gem from the archives
Jun 27, 2024Today we’ll hear part 2 of the true story of the sinking of the commercial fishing boat Meteor, on the Columbia River Bar in the 1970s, as told by former fisherman Michael McCusker.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript062724
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A gem from the archives: the sinking of the Meteor
Jun 26, 2024I need to take the next few days off, and so we’ll hear a few shows from the Ship Report archives.
The two part show that you’ll hear today and tomorrow is a listener favorite: the true story of the sinking of the commercial fishing boat Meteor on the Columbia River Bar, told as no one else can by Michael McCusker.
You can hear Michael Thursdays on KMUN radio in Astoria, with his insightful show, “A Story Told.” Among the many hats Michael has worn in his life is being a commercial fisherman. Here’s his story of how he was the last man standing as the boat he was working on, the Meteor, sank on the bar.
We’ll hear the finale tomorrow
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript062624,pdf
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Getting around on the river
Jun 25, 2024Today we’ll take a look at what factors affect how long it takes a ship to get from one place to another, on the ocean and on the river.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript062524.pdf
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Who’s on the river today?
Jun 24, 2024Today we’ll take a look at today’s ship schedule, including a Canadian tug with an unusual destination.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript062424.pdf
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The Panama Canal
Jun 21, 2024Today we have a ship arriving from France, which means she likely traveled through the Panama Canal. We’ll talk about that historic waterway, it’s problems with drought in recent years and how a coming La Nina climate trend might help alleviate that.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript062124,pdf
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Buoys in the ‘hood
Jun 20, 2024Today I thought we’d talk about some of the most ever-present and often ignored (by people on land) things in our river neighborhood – and that’s navigational buoys. Vital for mariners, they sit in the water day and night doing their work, making the watery highway safe for travel.
Each buoy is unique, by color, numbers and sound, and they have lights so they can be seen at night. Mariners would have trouble getting along without them.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript062024.pdf
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Research vessel Atlantis visits Astoria
Jun 18, 2024There’s a very special ship at the Port of Astoria right now: the research vessel Atlantis is at the dock, taking a temporary break from her research work in the Pacific Ocean. Such vessels often stop into Astoria because we are conveniently near the ocean, to get supplies and change crews. The Atlantis is a famous ship, espeically known for the submersible Alvin which can carry scientists deep below the surface.
Today we’ll talk about her and the Alvin, and I’ll share my memories of being aboard her for a tour.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript061824.pdf
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