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Beautiful weather is here, and with it cold water dangers
May 09, 2024Every spring, we have these wonderful days (like today into the weekend) where the weather just blossoms into full summer mode – and we are understandably giddy with joy.
However, while you’re out there enjoying the beach and the riverside (as well you should!), keep in mind that winter conditions still exist when it comes to water and water dangers – it’s still dangerously cold in both our rivers and the ocean.
So even though the air is intoxicatingly warm, we’re still in the Pacfic Northwest. And that means cold water, strong tidal currents, and rip currents in the ocean, year round.
Show transcript avaialble here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript050924.pdf
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Nightime running lights on ships
May 08, 2024Today, a look back in the Ship Report archives at an interview I did in the early 2000s, with a local maritime professional: Captain Robert Johnson, a now retired Columbia River Bar Pilot who was at the time working in the field in the waters off Astoria, Warrenton and Hammond. In this insider’s look at ship running lights, he’ll tell us what we are likely to see in a ship passing by at night.
Lights on ships are designed with great purpose: they are meant to allow other vessels to see a ship at night and determine how it is traveling, to avoid collision. Lights also illuminate working areas of the ship were crew and pilots need to be.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript050824.pdf
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A look at today’s ship schedule
May 07, 2024Today, a look at who’s traveling on the river today, and a bit about cargo, ballast water, and land transportation for cargo after it gets to port.
Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/ShipReportTranscript050724.pdf
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How does the “gas pedal” work on a ship?
May 06, 2024Today, an interesting listener question about how propulsion decisions are communicated between the bridge of a ship and the engine room. In a car, we’d call this exchange the “gas pedal.” But it works differently on ships.
Show transcript avaialble here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/Transcript050624.pdf
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Seafarers Happiness Index shows improved morale in 2024
May 03, 2024The 2024 First Quarter Report from the Seamans Mission organization is out, analyzing feedback from sailors from all over the world who answered 10 questions about their work at sea and how satisfied they are with conditions on board ship.
We’ll take a look at the Seafarers Happiness Index, and why things are better than they were last year, and what factors matter most to people working on ships.
Show transcript available here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/Transcript050324.pdf
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Historic win by all-female crew in round-the-world sailing race
May 02, 2024Today we’ll talk about the historic win by the crew of Maiden, the sailing yacht which won the Ocean Globe Race last month. They made history as the first all-female crew ever to win a round-the-world yacht race. They were the only all-female crew competing.
Maiden also competed with an all-female crew in the 1989-90 Whitbread Race, after which the Ocean Globe is modeled. This time, they won!
Show transcript available here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/Transcript050224.pdf
Photo Courtesy of McIntyre Adventure: Maiden crew arrive into Auckland after successful sail from Cape Town. Credit: OGR2023/Aida Valceanu.
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The nautical and historical origins of May Day
May 01, 2024Today is May Day, the first day of the month of May. We’ll talk about the day’s historical origins as a celebration. Then we’ll delve into its contemporary nautical meaning. The expression “mayday” has saved lives for over a century, when uttered over VHF radio as a distress signal to the Coast Guard.
Transcript of this show available here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/Transcript050124.pdf
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USCG rescue off Tillamook shows Coast Guard adaptability in an emergency
Apr 30, 2024Today’s show is about an unusual Coast Guard rescue in the waters off Tillamook, where they were able to rescue someone whose ship was further out to sea than would normally be possible for a USCG helicopter rescue. Crews adapted to add flying range to their aircraft, and provided ICU services in the helicopter for a critically ill patient.
Transcript of thos show avaliable here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/Transcript043024.pdf
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A look at vessel pollution in port
Apr 29, 2024Today we’ll take a quick look at another cruise ship due in Astoria today, and then we’ll talk about ways the maritime industry is working to reduce vessel pollution in port. This incudes the development of all-electric tugboats, a relatively new option in the world of commercial vessels.
Today’s Ship Report Episode Transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/Transcript042924.pdf
Link to Sea Change Radio story about Zero Emission Marine Vessels: https://beta.prx.org/stories/525366
Photo Credit: Foss hybrid tugboat Carolyn Dorothy, image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
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Two cruise ships in Astoria today, more to come
Apr 26, 2024Today we’ll look at an unusual occurrence in Astoria: two cruise ships in town on the same day. One will anchor at the Port of Astoria. The other will anchor off the downtown waterfront and take passengers to and from land in a small boat called a launch.
We’ll also talk about the spring and fall cruise ship calendar for blue water (ocean) cruises coming to Astoria.
Link to transcript: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/Transcript%20042624.pdf
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