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Bar’s closed, in fact a bunch of them are…
Dec 18, 2018Looking down the PNW coast, all of the waterways that open into the ocean are under some kind of vessel restriction today.
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The Bar’s on Red Status and the storm is here!
Just two ships made it into the river today during slack water on the Columbia River Bar. Otherwise, vessels are waiting for better weather. We’ll talk about what’s happening and what’s to come in our Upper Left Edge weather.
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What weather!
Dec 17, 2018Lots to talk about in the weather this week. High winds big waves and delays in ship traffic.
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More weather coming our way!
Dec 14, 2018We seem to be having a run of stormy weather – totally appropriate for this time of year on the edge of the world where we live. So… let’s talk about the weather!
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The dramatic rescue of Susie Goodall
Dec 13, 2018The dramatic rescue of Susie Goodall, the youngest and only female sailor in the round the world Golden Globe Race. In the Golden Globe, sailors race solo for months with minimal technology to back them up. Her sailboat was dismasted, after it pitchpoled in a terrible storm in the Southern Ocean. She was injured and waited days until a cargo ship came to her aid.
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Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center, Part 5
Dec 12, 2018The final installment in my interview with Kent Willians, executive director of the Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center at the Port of Vancouver, WA.
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The weather outside is frightful
Dec 11, 2018Today we take a look at the warmer but much wetter weather we’re having today on the Upper Left Edge. It’s messy and uncomfortable on land, but much worse offshore. We’ll take a look at where wave heights might be in a few days, and revisit one of my favorite nautical references: the Beaufort Wind Scale. Devised in 1805 by a British Naval Officer, it’s still relevant today.
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Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center, Part 4
The Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center at the Port of Vancouver, WA , has been serving visiting marines for more than half a century. Center Executive Director Kent Williams explains in this interview excerpt how the center came to be, after an adventurous young woman traveled to Asia on board a cargo ship and decided mariners needed a home away from home when they were in the States.
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Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center, Part 3
Dec 06, 2018When sailors come to the Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center at the Port of Vancouver USA, they have many options.. Among them:: they can access houses of worship, go shopping, or sometimes just sit in a quiet room for awhile to enjoy some peace.
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Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center, Part 2
Dec 05, 2018In Part 2 of my series on the Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center at the Port of Vancouver, Wash., we hear from Executive Director Kent Williams, who talks a bit about the center’s history and role in the maritime community.
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