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Wreck on Clatsop Spit
May 14, 2019Sometimes we forget that we live next to the Graveyard of the Pacific. That name, from generations past, proved still true recently. A fishing boat lost steering on the Columbia River Bar and was smashed to pieces in the shallows of Clatsop Spit, near the mouth of the river.
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River and sea
May 10, 2019Mariners know that there can be a huge difference between weather on land and what it’s like when you get offshore in a boat. We’ll talk about the differences between life on land, river and sea.
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Marine layer – what’s that?
May 08, 2019Meteorologists often tell us that a marine layer is moving in as part of our coastal weather forecast. What’s a marine layer, and how can you tell if one’s here?
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Cold water dangers
May 07, 2019As the weather gets warmer, we tend to want to play outside. Something to remember is that while the air heats up, the water in the Pacific Northwest stays cold.
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How to tell if someone is drowning
May 06, 2019From what we see on television, drowning people scream and thrash around in the water, making it easy to tell they need help. The reality is much more stealthy, quiet and deadly. Someone near you in the water could be drowning and you might not even know it.
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Dams
May 03, 2019Dams are a big deal on the Columbia River. We’ll take a look at dams and how they have changed the river since Europeans arrived.
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Economies of scale
May 02, 2019Waterborne commerce has the corner on economies of scale when it comes to moving goods. Water is the way to go for sending a lot of cargo for the lowest cost and the least pollution, compared to land-based and airborne options.
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May Day, or is it “mayday”?
May 01, 2019On May Day, we take a look at the most well known maritime distress signal worldwide: “Mayday, mayday, mayday.”
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The Astoria Canyon
Apr 30, 2019While we can’t see it, it’s there: the Astoria Canyon off the mouth of the Columbia in the ocean. It’s hundreds of feet deep, rivaling the Grand Canyon in depth in some places.
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Our river system
The Columbia and Snake Rivers here in Oregon form a huge river system which acts as a water highway to carry cargo from the mouth of the river inland to Lewiston, Idaho.
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