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An overview of ships and cargo
Aug 21, 2024Today, a quick overview of what comes and goes on the river here, in terms of ships and cargo.
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An icebreaker joins the USCG Alaska fleet
Aug 20, 2024The US Coast Guard has purchased the Aiviq, a commercial icebreaker previously used to support Arctic oil production operations. She’ll become a medium icebreaker for the USCG and will be berthed in Juneau. The Aiviq will be ready for Coast Guard service in about two years.
Transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript082024.pdf
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Autumn is in the air, and with it, thoughts of the Beaufort Wind Scale
Aug 19, 2024With some tempestuous weather happening the past few days, and that feeling in the air, we all know that fall is not far away even though it’s still summer. Seems like a good time to revisit the Beaufort Wind Scale, a reference table dating back to the 1700s that is still in use today. It allows mariners and land dwellers the opportunity to assess conditions around them and gauge the strength of the wind.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081924.pdf
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Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership receives EPA grant for local projects
Aug 16, 2024Today we’ll talk about a large grant that the EPA just awarded to a local environmental group, the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, funding the group’s work to enhance communities and address watershed needs in our region posed by issues like sea level rise and other challenges. The grant is part of a massive funding bill called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed into law last fall.
It’s another example of behind the scenes work that often unsung organizations do routinely, to make our communities more resilient, and the public funding that makes such projects possible.
(Having some issues with posting transcripts… they’ll return here – in this space – as soon as I figure it out…)
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A military vessel named Bob Hope with an interesting history
Aug 14, 2024Today, an unusual vessel arrives on the Columbia: the Bob Hope, a military car carrier. We’ll talk about her interesting history and the military agencies that have used and continue to use her services. One of the many military ships we see often on the river.
This photo of the Bob Hope is used with permission and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
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A look at car carriers
Today 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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