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Washington state will convert its ferries to hybrids
Aug 30, 2022The Washington State Ferry System is in the process of converting its ferries to hybrid electric vessels, which will reduce ferry air pollution in Puget Sound by 76 percent.
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A listener question about anchorages
Aug 29, 2022A listener asked how ships are arranged in the Astoria anchorage. We’ll talk about anchorage areas and how they are used and designated.
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Hydrogen gains traction as a fuel source
Aug 26, 2022A look at an agreement between Canada and Germany to produce hydrogen as fuel.
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Semi-submersible heavy lift ship heads to Portland
Aug 25, 2022There’s an unusual ship passing Astoria headed to Portland today. She’s the Combi Dock 1, a heavy lift, semi submersible cargo ship, capable of carrying heavy, unusual loads that other ships can’t handle.
Photo courtesy vesselfinder.com. https://www.vesselfinder.com/ship-photos/740013
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Ship accident highlights situational awareness
Aug 24, 2022Today, the story of a ship that hit an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and how that could have happened with all of the state of the art equipment available on ships nowadays.
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A look at the Navy supply ship Cape Hudson
Aug 23, 2022It’s fun sometimes to take a close look at one vessel going by on the river. Today we look at the work and history of the Cape Hudson, a Military Sealift Command ship that hauls vehicles and containers. She wasn’t always a US Navy ship.
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Seaside drowning highlights rip current danger
Aug 22, 2022A person drowned in the water off Seaside on Saturday, despite the best efforts of life guards and other rescuers. The incident highlights water danger posed by rip currents, here in the Pacific Northwest.
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Who’s on the River today?
Aug 19, 2022A close look at ships on the river today. We’ll talk about “stick ships,” soda ash, containers, and what gypsum is used for.
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A “dead” containership is towed to Portland
Aug 18, 2022When a big ship loses propulsion, it needs help. That was the case this weekend when a containership lost power to its propeller at sea off the mouth of the Columbia. Salvage crews, the US Coast Guard and bar and river pilots worked together to get the ship safely to the shipyard in Portland. We’ll talk about how that’s done.
Also, we’ll revisit yesterday’s info about wheat and drought in the inland West.
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Inland drought slows Columbia River wheat exports
Exports of wheat have dropped steeply on the Columbia, as wheat production lags thanks to drought in wheat growing states.
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