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Blue & brown water?
May 23, 2019In the maritime industry, vessels in coastal areas can be grouped into blue and brown water craft. Blue water refers to open ocean and brown water tends to mean coastal or domestic vessels that ply local waters. We have both here on the Columbia, making for a very interesting and interrelated mix of vessels all serving the needs of commerce.
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Earthquake in Ocean Shores
May 22, 2019There was an earthquake in Ocean Shores, Washington, north of Gray’s Harbor. Is it a precursor to the Big One?
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Be careful out there
May 21, 2019The police sergeant on the TV show “Hill Street Blues” made that phrase famous when he said it each morning to patrol officers hitting the streets. I’d like to say the same to people visiting the PNW shore each year. Even though you’re on vacation, be careful out there. Three recent rescues, one with a tragic ending, happened in one weekend here in Oregon. All could have been prevented.
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Tugs and tows – nuances
May 17, 2019I had the opportunity the other day to watch seasoned tug skippers in action on the Columbia, and when I looked closely at the conditions they were facing, I left the riverside feeling great respect for the work they do.
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Safe Boating Week
Anytime we go out on the water, there’s risk. Each year, National Safe Boating Week is an opportunity to think about how to make an inherently dangerous, but fun, activity as safe as we can make it. That doesn’t make us wimps, it makes us people who are more likely to come home alive.
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Piracy
May 16, 2019We hear about pirate attacks on vessels in far off places. But recently a ship that many people saw on the Columbia a few years back was boarded by pirates off the coast of Africa and damaged severely. Modern day pirates have heavy weaponry and demand big ransoms. We’ll hear about what happened to this ship and her crew.
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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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