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Happy Birthday to the Astoria Megler Bridge
Aug 05, 2019The Astoria Megler Bridge opened in 1966, ending ferry service across the Columbia between Oregon and Washington from Astoria. The bridge was a real game changer and an architectural feat.
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The Columbia River Bar
Jul 31, 2019We’ve talked about the challenges of the area at the mouth of the river known as “The Bar,” and there’s always more to tell. Today we’ll learn about why this area where the river meets the sea has its own weather forecast and why.
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The Steadfast is home
Jul 30, 2019The USCG Cutter Steadfast was nicknamed “El Tiburon Blanco” by drug smugglers who were chagrined to find she and her intrepid crew were more than up to the challenge of catching them in the act. When she’s not cruising Pacific waters catching bad guys, she calls Astoria, Ore., home.
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Nautical terms you need to know
Jul 29, 2019Next time you’re on a friend’s boat, impress them with your nautical know-how with these basic (but very salty-sounding) terms that every mariner knows.
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On board
Jul 24, 2019What’s it like on board a ship? Today we take an audio stroll through the USCG Cutter Elm. Spoiler alert: there are lots of stairs involved. Good for keeping crew members fit at sea.
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Broken Buoys
Jul 23, 2019The Coast Guard Cutter Elm is a buoy tender based in Astoria, Ore. Her mission is to repair navigational devices like buoys. Today we hear more from an officer on board about broken buoys and how they get repaired.
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USCG Cutter Elm and her long journey to Astoria
Jul 22, 2019The USCG Cutter Fir is now based in Astoria. She’s our new hometown buoy tender based at the Tongue Point Coast Guard station. To get here, she made a long journey that kept her crew for months at sea.
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USCG Cutterman honored for 20 years at sea
Jul 17, 2019On board the USCG Cutter Elm, a buoy tender now based in Astoria, Ore., one of the ship’s crew was recently honored with the title “Cutterman,” which honors his 20 years at sea in Coast Guard service.
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USCG Cutter Elm arrives in Astoria
Jul 16, 2019The recently renovated and refurbished USCG Cutter Elm arrived in Astoria Monday. She’s replacing a well known hometown ship here, the Fir. Both are buoy tenders, a specialized ship that installs and maintains navigation aides around the PNW. Which means she creates and monitors the markers, buoys and lights that create the water highway vessels rely on. Without cutters like the Elm, ships would not get very far in our waters.
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Become a “water reader”
Jul 15, 2019Today we’re talking about rip currents – areas at the beach where water is rushing at high speed out to sea. Learn how to read the water and save your life and the life of your loved ones.
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