Special author interview series this week: Tele Aadsen, “What Water Holds” Part 4

A revealing discussion about commercial fishing with author and Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen, about her first book, just released, called “What Water Holds.” It’s a memoir.

This interview was made possible by Brad Wartman and The Fisher Poetry Archive. Find video of the complete interview at thefisherpoetryarchive.com, and also in the Ship Report Blog: https://shipreport.net/2023/08/04/interview-with-author-and-fisher-poet-tele-aadsen-what-water-holds/

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Special author interview series this week: Tele Aadsen, “What Water Holds” Part 3

Day three of a recent interview with Fisher Poet and author Tale Aadsen. She just publisehd her first book, a memoir entitled “What Water Holds.” It’s a poignant and powerful look at the world of commercial fishing.

This interview was made possible by Brad Wartman and The Fisher Poetry Archive. Find video of the complete interview at thefisherpoetryarchive.com, and also in the Ship Report Blog: https://shipreport.net/2023/08/04/interview-with-author-and-fisher-poet-tele-aadsen-what-water-holds/

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Special author interview series this week: Tele Aadsen, “What Water Holds” Part 2

Day two of our our “meet the author” series with Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen. She’s just published her first book, a memoir of her work in commercial fishing. It’s called “What Water Holds.”

This interview was made possible by Brad Wartman and The Fisher Poetry Archive. Find video of the complete interview at thefisherpoetryarchive.com, and also in the Ship Report Blog: https://shipreport.net/2023/08/04/interview-with-author-and-fisher-poet-tele-aadsen-what-water-holds/

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Special author interview series this week: Tele Aadsen, “What Water Holds” Part 1

This week we’ll hear from Fisher Poet and author Tele Aadsen, from an interview about her new book, “What Water Holds.” It’s a memoir about her life working in the world of commercial fishing.

This interview was made possible by Brad Wartman and The Fisher Poetry Archive. Find video of the complete interview at thefisherpoetryarchive.com, and also in the Ship Report Blog: https://shipreport.net/2023/08/04/interview-with-author-and-fisher-poet-tele-aadsen-what-water-holds/

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A closer look at U.S. flag vessels in the river

Today we have three U.S. flag vessels on the river, all coincidentally owned by the same company, Crowley Maritime. We’ll talk about that company a little, and what it means to run vessels in what’s called the “coastwise” or “cabotage” trade, taking domestic cargo between US ports. This trade is the special province of vessels regulated under the Jones Act, a 1920 law designed to protect the US merchant fleet from being replaced by foreign flag ships.

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Rangaku: a bit of Japanese history in a ship name

Today we learn a bit of Japanese history, inspired by a visiting ship’s name: Rangaku. The term is a Japanese word meaning “Dutch learning,” a reference to a time of isolationism in Japan’s history where their scientists sought to learn about western technology through contacts with the Netherlands and the Dutch language.

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Salvage experts shine behind the scenes in Netherlands car ship fire

Another set of unseen mariners who do amazing work in the maritime realm: salvage experts. Today we talk about marine salvage, in the context of that deadly car ship fire off the Netherlands. Behind the scenes in this incident are highly skilled salvors, who go where others fear to tread, to save valuable property and avoid environmental disaster.

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Older sailors show us that age doesn’t have to be a limitation

Today we’ll talk about the oldest woman ever to curcumnavigate the globe solo in a sailboat. She did that a few years ago at 78. Now she’s 80 and just set sail again, crossing the Pacific from Mexico to New Zealand, alone. She’s one of a number of older sailors who still take to the seas.

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Ship fire shows the horror of onboard fires, and dangers of electric car batteries

Today we take a look at an ongoing news story about a car ship on fire near the Netherlands. It’s a horror story about fire on board ship (a fearsome thing) and the possible and troubling involvement of electric car batteries as a cause for the blaze.

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The Columbia Snake River System: the backbone of our region’s commerce

Most of us take the Columbia River for granted and enjoy looking at the part of it we can see from wherever we are.

But the river is part of a huge inland water highway that stretches over 500 miles from the mouth of the Columbia to Lewiston, Idaho.

The river system here is a huge driver in the chain of commerce, and it connects our region to a nationwide and worldwide network of cargo transport, made possible by ships, tugs and barges – and ultimately on land, by trains and trucks.

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