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USNS Mercy Hospital ship and COVID-19
May 20, 2020The USNS Mercy is on the River today. She’s coming to the shipyard at Swan Island in Portland. She’s one of two Military Sealift Command hospital ships that have been enlisted to provide medical support during the pandemic. The USNS Mercy is on the West Coast, and the USNS Comfort is on the East Coast. These ships are easy to spot: bright white with red crosses on their sides.
Photo: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. This photo shows the ship in Los Angeles with the US Marines as part of the US government COVID-19 response.
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Oil industry: a bellwether for the world economy in the pandemic
May 19, 2020Today we’ll talk about the oil industry during the pandemic, and how shifts there mirror what’s to come in world markets.
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Pandemic effects on the world’s oil industry
As the pandemic progresses, and people stay home more, oil consumption is down. That’s a good thing for the environment, but the world’s oil industry and the global economy are seeing changes that aren’t all good news.
Image courtesy Columbia River Bar Pilots. www.columbiariverbarpilots.com
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Liquefaction: what it is, and the role it plays in earthquakes
May 11, 2020Today we’ll talk abut liquefaction: what it is, and how it can become a signficant factor in a local earthquake in maritime areas near the ocean.
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How a maritime technology used to sterilize ballast water could help protect against COVID-19
Apr 30, 2020Today we’ll take a look at some maritime technology already in use on ships to sterilize ballast water, and it might have another valuable use – killing the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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Found kayak highlights the importance of ID info on small boats
Apr 29, 2020Today we’ll talk about an emply kayak found floating in the waters off Hawaii, and how such found small boats can trigger rescue searches, even if the boat just drifted loose on its own, and what owners can do to save rescuers valuable time and resources.
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The Steadfast: USCG cutter and Astoria hometown vessel returns home
Apr 28, 2020Note: Photo of the Steadfast appears here courtesy of the US Coast Guard.
Today we’ll talk about one of Astoria’s hometown ships: the USCG cutter Steadfast – “El Tiburon Blanco.”
She and her crew just returned home to Astoria from a tour of duty at sea.
Astoria shipyard gets federal grant
Apr 27, 2020A local story about an Astoria shipyard at Tongue Point that has received a federal grant for over $500k.
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Sneaker waves and Rogue waves: waves of a feather
Apr 24, 2020The same sort of resonance that makes sneaker waves rise up seemingly out of nowhere, happens on a much larger scale far out at sea, where giant rogue waves swamp ships with recordbreaking wave heights.
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What’s happening with world trade?
Apr 23, 2020A quick look at world shipping: China may be emerging from its coronavirus woes, and the IMO urges ports worldwide to remain open to maintain the flow of goods, and ship traffic.
Note: The lovely photo accompanying this post was taken by Astoria photographer Scott Saulsbury. You’ll find his iconic shots on his Facebook page, and also in this book: https://www.blurb.com/b/5184191-light-water-and-steel
Many thanks to Scott for the use of his image of a bulk carrier docked in Astoria.
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