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King Tides are back…
We have another round of King Tides happening this week. Let’s talk about what to expect, along with elevated sneaker wave risk on area beaches.
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Holidays at sea
It’s a good time of year to talk about holidays at sea, for sailors who are often far from home.
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Barges: an integral part of the chain of commerce
We’ve seen a maritime story in the news recently about a barge that was taking on water in BC waters with containers on board. The story highlights how widely barges are used in marine commerce, although most of us don’t notice they’re out there, functioning as an integral part of the chain of commerce.
In rural areas, they can also be a vital way for people to ship goods locally in a way that is much less expensive than other means.
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A look at ships and cargo
A look at who’s on the river today, cargoes and anchorages.
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A look at the weather, the ship schedule, and a note about short winter days
The weather is about to do its thing again: wind, rain and elevated seas. Ships are coming and going as usual, so far. And for those feeling down about our short days, consider Utqiagvic or Barrow, Alaska, which saw its last sunset of the year earlier this week.
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Our third and final interview segment with long distance paddler Carmen Perez
Today we’ll hear the third and final segment of my interview with Carmen Perez, a long distance paddler who recently traveled 1200 miles in her canoe with her dog, Zuri.
They traveled for two months, from the headwaters of the Columbia River in British Columbia to Clatsop Spit in Oregon, where the river meets the Pacific Ocean.
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More from Carmen Perez, the gal who just canoed the length of the Columbia River with her dog
Today we hear more from my interview with Carmen Perez, the gal who last week ended her two-month long journey canoeing the entire length of the Columbia River, from its headwaters in British Columbia, Canada, to Clatsop Spit in Oregon. She made the trip with her loyal dog, Zuri, a border collie mix.
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Carmen Perez, 22-year old solo canoeist, ends her 1200 mile journey down the Columbia
Today we’ll hear from Carmen Perez, a 22-year old solo long distance canoeist, who last week finished her two-month, 1200 mile solo journey (with her dog!) from the headwaters of the Columbia to Clatsop Spit.
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A look at who’s on the river today
We’ve got some weather coming in, and we’ll look at who’s on the river today in terms of arriving and departing cargo vessels.
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Mighty Fitz follow up – interview with a Coast Guardsman
Today, as a follow-up to yesterday’s show about the sinking of the ore-carrier Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years ago on Lake Superior in 1975, we’ll hear an interview with local resident Reid Johnson, who is now retired from the Coast Guard. He was 19 years old in1975, and serving on a USCG ship on Lake Huron the night the Fitz was lost in a storm.
We’ll also hear a poem from Fisher Poet Clem Starck about his real life experience hearing a nearby sister ship sink in a storm, while he himself was at sea within radio range, but unable to help.
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