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Tele Aadsen: more from the Ship Report archives
Dec 28, 2023This week we’re hearing more from the Ship Report archives: parts of a great interview with Fisher Poet and author Tele Aadsen. He book, “What Water Holds,” was published this year. Today is Part 2 in a series.
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More from the Ship Report archives: a chat with Fisher Poet and author Tele Aadsen
Dec 27, 2023This week we’re continuing our dive into the Ship Report archives, featuring a few interviews from earlier this year. Today, we’ll revisit a chat with Tele Aadsen, Fisher Poet, commercial fisherman, and now author. We’re talking with Tele about her memoir published earlier this year, called, “What Water Holds.”
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A look back at 2023: Part 5 – a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots
Dec 22, 2023The final installment in our series this week from the Ship Report archives. This week we’ve been hearing excerpts from an interview recorded earrlier this year, with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots in Astoria.
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A look back at 2023: Part 3 – a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots
Dec 20, 2023Today, Part 3 in our look back in the 2023 archives. A chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel movement coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots. She’s the first woman ever to hold that position.
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A look back at 2023: Part 2 – a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots
Dec 19, 2023Today we continue our look into the Ship Report archives – more from an interview earlier this year with Samantha Steerman, vessel movement coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots.
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A look back at 2023: a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots
Dec 18, 2023This week we’ll be revisiting a great interview series from this past year: we’ll talk this week with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator and dispatcher for the Columbia River Bar Pilots. He work is unseen and vital on the river. She’s one of an invisible army of maritime professionals who keep everything running smoothly with ship traffic on the Columbia. Today is Part 1.
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Cruise ship rescues crew of sinking ship
Dec 15, 2023Today, the story of another Carnival Cruise Lines ship (in this case the Carnival Vista not the Carnival Panorama) which helped rescue the crew of a sinking cargo ship off the Dominical Republic. The story highlights the important role mariners can play in saving lives at sea.
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A look at bulk carriers
Dec 14, 2023Today we’ll talk in a little more depth about bulk carriers. They’re the workhorses of the world’s merchant fleet and the most common type of ship we see here on the Columbia. We’ll talk about what it’s like inside the cargo holds – giant open bins where cargo is carried.
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Why do ships release water into the river?
Dec 13, 2023Today, the answer to a listener question about water being released into the river from ships, something they observed in the Astoria anchorage.
Today, we’ll talk about why you might see this happening.
The short answer: it’s part of normal ship operations, and is in compliance with regulations to keep our ecosystems safe. It helps keep the ship safe too, by ensuring cooling, silt removal, and stability.
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Two unusual military ships on the river today
Dec 12, 2023Today we’ll take a closer look at two military ships on the river today: they’re both in service to the Military Sealift Command, and are part of a fleet of vessels that we see regularly here on the Columbia. We’ll talk about what the MSC is, and what these specialized ships do for a living.
Photo: USNS Fisher, RORO carrier for the Military Sealift Command. Image courtesy US Navy.
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