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A look at car carriers
Aug 14, 2024Today we take a look at an often-seen, odd-looking and highly effective vessel here on the Columbia: the amazing car carrier, whose purpose is to carry vehicles. Without them, most of us would not have a car to drive.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/SRTranscript081424.pdf
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Being a Good Samaritan is the law on the water, but also a matter of reality and tradition
Aug 13, 2024Today we’ll talk about why mariners must by law help one another if someone is in trouble on the water.
It’s also a time honored tradition, not to mention a recognition of the reality that all mariners are equally vulnerable when things go wrong at sea.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081324.pdf
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Upriver vessel handling on the Columbia
Aug 12, 2024Often we focus here on the Ship Report on the portion of the river between Astoria and the ocean, where things are quite dramatic and treacherous on a regular basis.
But the upriver portion of the river is formidable as well. Today we’ll talk about the heavy currents and winds that are among the factors that make inland transits also challenging.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081224.pdf
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What Water Holds, by Tele Aadsen
Aug 09, 2024Today’s the final segment of my interview with author and Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen.
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What Water Holds, a book by Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen
Aug 08, 2024This week we continue hearing excerpts from my interview with Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen, about her book, What Water Holds.
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More from the archives: commercial fishing and “What Water Holds”
Aug 07, 2024More from the archives this week from my interview with author and fisher poet Tele Aadsen, about her life in commercial fishing and her book, What Water Holds.
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More from fisher poet and author Tele Aadsen: What Water Holds
Aug 06, 2024We’re hearing exceprts this week from a 2023 interview I did with fisher poet and author Tele Aadsen, about her new book: What Water Holds, a memoir about her life in the world of commercial salmon troller fishing.
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A gem from the Ship Report Archives: a talk with author and fisher poet Tele Aadsen
Aug 05, 2024This week we’ll hear from the Ship Report arvhives from an interview I did about year ago with fisher poet and author Tele Aadsen. Today she reads an excerpt from the her book, What Water Holds, a memoir about life in the world of commercial salmon troller fishing.
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Fouled anchor off Astoria
Aug 02, 2024A ship in the Astoria Anchorage this week experienced a fouled anchor: that’s when the anchor chain is wrapped around the anchor. This created a situation the ship could not handle alone and so they obtained the services of a barge with a crane to help untangle things.
This incident offers a great segue into anchors and anchor chains and how they work to keep these gigantic ships in place despite raging currents in the river.
Image: A ship in the Astoria Anchorage with a fouled anchor. Photo © Scott Saulsbury. Many thanks to Scott for the use of his photo.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript080224.pdf
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Buoy 10 Fishery opens today on the lower Columbia
Aug 01, 2024Today is the opening day of the Buoy 10 salmon fishery on the lower Columbia River near Astoria, Warrenton and Hammond. You’ll see lots of people in small boats fishing enthusiastically during this famous fishery period that happens every summer around this time.
The weather will be splendid and the fishing good. It’s important to remember that it’s the same old powerful and dangerous river out there, and we need to be prepared and knowledgeable in order to stay safe.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript080124.pdf
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