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Columbia River Bar weather restrictions for vessels – how does that work?
Oct 12, 2023Today we’ll take a look at ship traffic and talk about how weather restrictions on the Columbia River Bar are put in place. Who calls the shots? What happens if a vessel ignores restrictions and gets in trouble on the bar? Are the rules the same for ships and recreational vessels? The short answer is the Coast Guard and the Columbia River Bar Pilots are in the driver’s seat on these important safety determinations. And vessels need to comply.
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From the archives: Dramatic rescue on the Columbia River Bar, Part 2
Oct 11, 2023Today, the second half of the true sea story of the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Meteor, told as no one else can, by long time KMUN commentator Michael McCusker, who was a crewman on the boat as it sank on the Columbia River Bar.
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From the archives: Dramatic rescue on the Columbia River Bar, Part 1
Oct 10, 2023Today we’ll take a look back in the Ship Report archives at a story from a master storyteller about the time the fishing boat he was working on sank on the Columbia River Bar. This two part story, which will run today and tomorrow, from long time KMUN commentator Michael McCusker is one of my favorites. It’s a great, true, sea story and he tells it well.
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Weather shift signals fall is finally here
Oct 09, 2023It looks like we may have had our last gasp of sunny, warm weather for the year. We’re in for some rainy, blowy weather this week. So bundle up if you can, and brace yourself for a change in the weather. Hello, Fall – for reals.
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Nice weather in store, and a closer look at car ships
Oct 06, 2023We’ve got a gorgeous weekend in store… perhaps the last burst of summer, so get out there and enjoy it!
And we’ll take a closer look at those odd-looking car ships that come into the river almost every day.
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A listener question about marine pilot support crews
Oct 05, 2023Behind evey pilot transfer, where a marine pilot boards or leaves a ship in the river or on the ocean, there is a highly trained crew of professionals on either a helicopter or a pilot boat, making sure the process happens safely. Today we take another look behind the scenes in the maritime industry at the work of these transport support crews.
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Research vessel visits Astoria
Oct 04, 2023We’ll have a research vessel here in town, just for the day today. We’ll talk about why research vessels often come here and dock at the Port of Astoria.
Photo: R/V Robert Gordon Sproul, Scripps Insitution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Photo courtesy Scripps.
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More on dangerous work at sea
Oct 03, 2023Today we’ll talk more about dangerous maritime work and what mariners do to protect themselves, and also why they shy away from certain kinds of safety equipment, like harnesses, in certain situations, Sometimes freedom to move if something goes wrong is the best option.
And, a heads up about a special maritime event happening at the Fort George Brewery’s Lovell Showroom on 14th Street, on Thursday at 7 pm in Astoria. Clatsop Community College Professor Julie Brown will give a talk titled, “Sailing to Valhalla – Ship Burials and Boat Graves from Around the World.” Brown teaches maritime culture at Clatsop, and is a Fulbright Scholar.
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A look at marine pilots and their work on board ships
Oct 02, 2023Today I’m answering a listener question about what pilots do when they are on board a ship. It’s a big topic and I thought it would make a good show. So today, a quick glimpse at the complicated and demanding job that marine pilots do daily here on the Columbia River.
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A fish story – of danger and daring on the Columbia River Bar
Oct 01, 2023Today and tomorrow, I’m taking a break from the Ship Report and will return on Thursday. In the meantime, enjoy this archive story – one of my favorites – the true tale of the sinking of a fishing boat, told as no one else can by long-time KMUN programmer and commentator Michael McCusker. It’s about the day the Meteor, a fishing boat he was crewing on, sank in a most dramatic fashion on the infamous Columbia River Bar.
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