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Anchorage goings on
With so much photography happening of our local ships here in Astoria, people are noticing marine traffic more than ever before.
It’s a good time to take another look at “what’s going on in the anchorage.” As it turns out, a lot is happening out there, all of it fascinating.
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Who’s on the river today?
A look at today’s ship schedule, highlighting some particularly interesting ships on the river today. And, a look at our marine weather.
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Northern lights, ship schedule, weather and a bit about ship names
Today we’ll look at the unusual appearance of aurora borealis in our region, the extended weather forecast (when will we return to our typical rainy pattern?), a look at the schedule and a bit about ship names.
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A look at ships and cargo
Today let’s take a look at who’s on the river, but also review a bit of general info about the types of ships that come here, where they come from, and some significant differences between them.
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Salt vs fresh water: how does salinity affect sea conditions?
Today we’ll walk about an interesting but obscure topic for most land dwellers: how stormy sea conditions can vary between large bodies of fresh and salt water, like the Great Lakes and the Pacific Ocean. It’s not something we usually think about on land, but mariners know it well. And a bit more about what local conditions make our region so hazardous.
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Good weather coming our way, and a look at ships and cargo
We have what looks to be a week-long spell of sunshine or at least “not-raining” coming our way.
We’ll also take a look at ships and cargo, and how cargo determines the types of ships you see in a given region.
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A foggy time on the lower Columbia River
It’s been pretty foggy in parts of the lower Columbia region the past few days. Or not foggy at all, depending on where you are. It’s part of a a larger pattern this week statewide of dense foggy conditions.
We’ll talk about what might be causing our fog here and what ships do under such conditions.
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The USNS Grasp, a Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship, comes to Portland
We’re seeing unusual ships arriving in the river this week so far. Yesterday it was the USCGC Healy, the Coast Guard’s biggest ship, headed to the Swan Island shipyard.
Today it’s the USNS Grasp, a highly specialized rescue and salvage ship, whose job it is to save people and ships when they get in trouble on the water.
Image: the USNS Grasp, photo courtesy of US Navy photo gallery.
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The USCGC Healy, US Coast Guard icebreaker and the Guard’s largest vessel, comes to the Columbia
Today we’ll see the USCGC Healy, a Coast Guard icebreaker and the US military branch’s largest vessel, enters the river early this morning on her way to the Vigor shipyard in Portland for about 8 months of repairs and maintenance. She’s an unusual vessel with some interesting history behind her name.
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The Columbia River Bar is on Red status, so what happens now?
Yesterday the Columbia River Bar was on Red status, per the Columbia River Bar Pilots. It’s the most severe restriction on ship traffic they can impose, and it means most, if not all, ships will be restricted from coming in or out of the river till the weather improves.
We have a big potential ship schedule today, meaning lots of ships want to enter and leave the river. Today we’ll talk about the effect a temporary, weather-related closure like this has on vessels, and what they do while they wait.
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