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Winter weather outlook for the Pacific Northwest
Oct 25, 2019Weather in the Pacific Northwest is a very maritime thing. Today we talk about the 2019-20 winter weather outlook for our region. A lot of it depends on what’s happening in the oceans of the world, around the Equator and the North Pole. We’ll hear the latest from Tillamook meteorologist and emergency manager Gordon McCraw
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Happy Birthday, Cape D Light!
Oct 23, 2019[Note: Today’s featured photo was taken by Long Beach Peninsula resident Frank Lehn, who is also the creator and moderator of the Long Beach Peninsula Friends of Facebook social media page.]
This month marks the 163rd Birthday of the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse in Ilwaco, Washington, on the Long Beach Peninsula. I learned about this through an interesting Facebook group, run by Peninsula resident Frank Lehn, called Long Beach Peninsula Friends of Facebook. Frank’s posts are all about history and culture of the Peninsula. Great photos and stories about the region!
Today I’m also talking about the history of this venerable landmark and beacon, and why there are two lighthouses very close together in this area of the Oregon Coast.
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“Panamax” has a wider meaning these days
Oct 22, 2019We used to refer to ships that could just fit through the old Panama Canal locks at “Panamax” ships. They could be no wider than 106 feet in order to shoehorn themselves through the 110 ft wide canal. But with the opening a few years ago of the new, wider Panama Canal next to the old one, that definition has changed a bit. It’s called “New Panamax.”
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Bulk Carriers Part 5
Oct 18, 2019The final episode in the Ship Report series on Bulk Carriers. We’ve been hearing this week from master mariner, ship captain and bar pilot Capt. Robt. Johnson, who explains more about those often-seen ships in our region: the bulk carrier.
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Bulk Carriers Part 4
Oct 17, 2019More on bulk carriers from Capt. Robert Johnson. The bulk carrier is the most common ship worldwide for handling goods. It can fit in most ports, is relatively cheap to build and operate, and carries much of our grains and raw materials across the oceans of our planet.
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Bulk Carrier Series Part 3
Oct 16, 2019This week we’re talking about bulk carriers, from a Ship Report archive interview with Captain Robert Johnson, retired Columbia River Bar Pilot.
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Bulk Carrier Series Part 2
Part 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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