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Update on renewable diesel project planned for Clatskanie
Nov 01, 2022Projects like this have to jump through many permitting hoops before they get a green light to build. This project is facing opposition from local farmers. A key permit was reversed last week by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.
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Maritime technology instructor job opening at Clatsop Community College
Oct 28, 2022A look at a local job opportunity for an experienced mariner – a chance to teach and spend a little more time on land.
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Another big North American waterway navigates drought: The St. Lawrence Seaway
Oct 27, 2022We’ve talked here on the Ship Report about the Mississippi River and even the Columbia River here having low water issues with drought. Now we can add another big waterway to that list: the St. Lawrence Seaway, which borders Canada and the US in the Northeast, is experiencing the lowest water levels in a decade.
Photo: St. Lawrence Seaway, public domain photo
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The Peter Iredale – 116 years since she wrecked on the beach in Oregon
Oct 26, 2022Today we commemorate the loss of the cargo ship Peter iredale, a pretty famous vessel around these parts. What’s left of her metal frame still sits on the beach at Fort Stevens State Park in Hammond.
Even though it was now generations ago, the Iredale fell prey to some of the same conditions that still plague vessels traversing our waters offshore: fog, sudden wind changes, and currents and waves that tend to drive craft of all kinds up on the beach, where they’re destroyed by merciless surf.
Photo Credit: Many thanks to Long Beach Peninsula historian Frank Lehn for his photo of the wreck of the Peter Iredale.
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Drought on the Mississippi
Oct 25, 2022Drought on the MIssissippi is interrupting the shipping of goods and raw materials by water. This is a big deal. We too live by a large waterway that’s a highway for commerce. Today we’ll talk about what it means to have that water highway disrupted. The effects are far-reaching.
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Harrowing rescue at sea, with the help of merchant ships
Oct 24, 2022A look at a rescue in the in the North Atlantic earlier this month, of a solo sailor on a yacht, rescued by a passing cargo ship. It’s a story of an essential element of ocean rescue: cargo ships who agree to divert from course to save people in vessels on the high seas, out of the range of area Coast Guard agencies.
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Fall weather is finally here, and with it wind and rain this weekend
Oct 21, 2022Our fall weather pattern of stormy conditions has finally arrived, with the season’s first gale force winds predicted for this weekend. Here’s hoping the wind and rain help put out area wildfires and wash away the smoke in the air.
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How a 2020 change in ship fuel worldwide is reducing air pollution
Oct 20, 2022It happened pretty quietly, with not much press, but on Jan. 1, 2020, ships worldwide started using a much less polluting type of fuel, thanks to a new rule from the IMO, a UN agency that controls ship emissions, among other duties.
After almost two years,scientists are now seeing dramatic reductions in worldwide sulphur oxide emissions from merchant ships.
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A Puget Sound ship slowdown could help orcas
Oct 19, 2022Today, a story about a new program in Puget Sound designed to help resident Orcas. Marine pilots will be asking ships to voluntarily slow down to cut underwater noise levels. Ship noise has been shown in studies to seriously interfere with Orcas’ ability to communicate and hunt. Experts hope the program will help the dwindling population of orcas start to thrive again.
Image of orcas is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
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What a ship accident in Ecuador tells us about the Columbia River
Oct 18, 2022A 2021 accident in Ecuador that left a tall ship temporarily pinned against a bridge and a tug capsized as it tried to help, shows us the dangers of severe river current in an emergency. And how it could happen here.
Link to video of Ecuador ship accident: https://youtu.be/05bH8_8XfNA
Image: the Brazilian Navy training ship, the Cisno Bronco. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
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