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Ship handling continued
Feb 20, 2020More on shiphandling – how to wrangle vessels at sea.
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Carships and ship handling
Feb 19, 2020More on specialized ship handling skills at sea and in the river on carships.
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Carships, Part 3
Feb 18, 2020Well, I started listening to more of this great archive interview from 2006 with Capt. Robert Johnson, Columbia River Bar Pilot, all about car ships, and there was such good info in it that I decided that last week’s two part series should be extended a bit more. Today we hear more about these giant ships that carry vehicles, and especially about the difficulties handling them on the bar and on the river in bad weather.
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More on carships, etc.
This interview turned out to be so interesting that I thought I’d continue it through part of this week. From 2006, here’s more of an archive interview with Capt. Robert Johnson, Columbia River Bar Pilot. Lots of info about the art and science of ship handling.
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Ship handling: art and science
This week we continue hearing excerpts from an archive interview I did in 2006 with Capt. Robert Johnson, Columbia River Bar Pilot, about car ships. The interview evolved into a discussion on ship handling, GM, righting arm and other specialized subjects that engineers and professional mariners know well, but we ordinary mortals are not necessarily familiar with. Fascinating stuff about how and why ships stay afloat and don’t just flip over and sink. So here’s more on car ships and ship handling Capt. Johnson.
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Carships, Part 2
Feb 14, 2020Part 2 of my two day series on Car Ships – I’m sharing excerpts from an interview I did in 2006 with Columbia River Bar Pilot Capt. Robert Johnson. All about those bulky ships we see on the river can carry cars.
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Car Ships, Part 1
Feb 13, 2020Today and tomorrow, I’m taking a short break from the Ship Report and I have something special for you. We’ll hear from an archive Ship Report interview from 2006, when I talked with Columbia River Bar Pilot Capt. Robert Johnson about car ships, those odd-looking, blocky vessels that bring us all our cars. This interview was full of fascinating information. Enjoy!
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CBD and the U.S. Coast Guard
Feb 12, 2020This week the U.S. Coast Guard issued a warning to their personnel: beware of using products that contain CBD, a non-psychoactive compound derived from marijuana, used for pain relief and other benefits. Experts warn that even trace amounts of THC in such products can cause a positive result on a drug test. Since marijuana is illegal under federal law, this can lead to mandatory suspension and other unwanted, career ending consequences.
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Coronavirus update: container ships
Feb 10, 2020The coronavirus continues to dominate the news, and repercussions continue for the shipping industry. Today, a look at the effects on container shipping, which is where we in the U.S. get 90 percent of everything.
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All about pilot boats – Part 2
Feb 07, 2020The second part of a two part series on pilot boats – what they are, what they do, and how helicopters fit in the picture. From an interview I did a few years back with Columbia River Bar Pilot Capt. Mike Tierney.
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