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Bulk Carrier Series Part 2
Oct 16, 2019Part 2 in The Ship Report’s series on bulk carriers, the workhorse of the merchant fleet. Captain Robert Johnson shares more about these essential ships and their cargo.
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Bulk Carrier Series Part 1
Oct 14, 2019Today we being a series from the Ship Report archives. This week we’ll hear from retired Columbia River Bar Pilot, Captain Robert Johnson, with an in depth look at the type of ship we see most often here on the Columbia: the bulk carrier. There’s a lot to know!
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Windchill factor: it’s that time of year
Oct 10, 2019A look at windchill factor and how it affects people working on the water.
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Methane in the Arctic
Oct 09, 2019Scientists have discovered massive methane seeps in the Arctic, of a magnitude not seen before.
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Why paying attention is so important at sea
Oct 08, 2019Today we take a look at the official report from the UK of a ship that grounded there last year off the Scottish coast. Turns out the crewman at the helm was really, REALLY not paying attention… so we’ll talk about why that’s so important and ships avoid running aground.
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Polarstern – Icebreaker will study climate change in Arctic
Oct 07, 2019Today we take a look at the icebreaker Polarstern and her expedition crew: they plan to lock themselves in polar ice in the Arctic to study climate change for the winter.
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Amanda Green on USCG teamwork
Oct 02, 2019Today I continue my chat with USCG surfman and coxswain Amanda Green about the importance and value of teamwork in the Coast Guard.
Ship Traffic – A look at the river today
Oct 01, 2019Today, a look at who’s coming and going, with some extra geeky detail about ships and conditions on the river.
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USCG Surfman Amanda Green talks about training
Sep 30, 2019Today’s Ship Report features another clip from my interview with USCG surfman and coxswain Amanda Green. I asked her about the kind of training it takes to attain the expertise she’s mastered in the Coast Guard.
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Amanda Green on being a female USCG surfman
Sep 27, 2019In today’s segment of my interview with USCG surfman and motor lifeboat coxswain Amanda Green, she talks about what it was like to qualify for this demanding job, as one of only a dozen women who have become surfmen in of 200 such highly qualified personnel nationwide.
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