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Oregon Waterway Access Permit takes effect in January

On January 1, 2026, Oregon will require paddlecraft operators to purchase a Waterway Access Permit. Permits will be available by the week, year and two year intervals. The new law will apply to all paddlecraft 10 feet or longer. That incudes kayaks, standup paddle boards and canoes. Fees for boat registration will also increase slightly. Fees will help Oregon fight invasive mussels in waterways, and also improve access for paddlecraft at waterway access points that are currently mostly...

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IMO 2020 – Part 5 – Will there be enough new fuel to go around?

Nov 18, 2019

Today we continue talking with retired Columbia River Bar Pilot Capt. Robert Johnson about IMO 2020, new international air pollution regulations for ships that will take effect January 1st.

Today we’ll talk about whether will be is enough of that new fuel to go around come New Year’s Day, and why some countries will not allow retrofitted ships with scrubbers into their ports.

IMO 2020- Part 4 – Under new pollution rules ships will burn cleaner fuel

Nov 15, 2019

In Part 3 of our series on the new international air pollution regulations – IMO 2020 – that will start Jan. 1, retired Columbia River Bar Pilot Robert Johnson talks about enforcement (turns out polluting fuel has a signature), the kinds of new fuel ships will carry, and how older ships will retrofit to create less pollution.

IMO 2020 – Part 3 on ship air pollution and new regs

Nov 14, 2019

Today we talk about health risks worldwide caused by ship air pollution, and how new regulations will drastically cut deaths from lunch cancer, and illnesses such as asthma. Capt. Robert Johnson talks about harmful ship emissions. He’s a retired Columbia River Bar Pilot, ships captain, and master mariner.

IMO 2020 – Part 1 – big changes coming to ship air pollution rules

Nov 12, 2019

Today we hear Part 1 in a series on IMO 2020, which refers to the new rules set to take effect on January 1, that will mandate steep cuts in ship emissions. We’ll hear from retired Columbia River Bar Pilot Capt. Robert Johnson about why ship air pollution is a problem, what new rules will mean for the shipping industry, and how it will affect people on land.

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Nov 11, 2019

Forty- four years ago this month, the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a horrific storm on Lake Superior on Nov. 10. Her crew of 29 men perished just 15 miles from shore. These lost mariners were locals, and everyone knew their ship, the Mighty Fitz, as she was called. The echoes of their families’ grief still resonate along the shores of the Great Lakes every year around this time, when memorials are held for the crew, and for all the sailors who have perished on these perilous inland seas.

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