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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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How to tell if someone is drowning
May 06, 2019From what we see on television, drowning people scream and thrash around in the water, making it easy to tell they need help. The reality is much more stealthy, quiet and deadly. Someone near you in the water could be drowning and you might not even know it.
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Dams
May 03, 2019Dams are a big deal on the Columbia River. We’ll take a look at dams and how they have changed the river since Europeans arrived.
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Economies of scale
May 02, 2019Waterborne commerce has the corner on economies of scale when it comes to moving goods. Water is the way to go for sending a lot of cargo for the lowest cost and the least pollution, compared to land-based and airborne options.
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