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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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Working on the Columbia River Bar
What’s it like to work on the infamous Columbia River Bar, in the worst weather? That’s business as usual for Amanda Green, USCG surfman. She’s someone you might meet if all hell breaks loose when you’re out on a boat in our local waters. We’ll hear more from my interview with her.
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Amanda Green: coxswain
Sep 25, 2019We continue our chat with Amanda Green and learn a bit about military ranks and roles in the USCG. Like, what’s a coxswain, and how do you say it?
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Meet Amanda Green: USCG Surfman
Sep 24, 2019Today on the Ship Report we begin an interview with an extraordinary woman who lives and works right here in our backyard. She’s Amanda Green, 28 years old, USCG petty officer, and a rescue surfman, trained to handle the roughest weather the Coast Guard takes on. She works as a coxswain aboard the motor lifeboats that rescue scores of people annually in the coastal waters of the U.S. Today we begin with a look at what led a Philly born young woman to choose such high level training in the one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, on the Graveyard of the Pacific.
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Arctic expedition studies climate change
Sep 23, 2019Scientists on an arctic expedition underway now will seek to seal themselves in winter ice for the winter at the top of the world in a ship, to study the effects of climate change.
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