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What does a ship captain do?
Oct 13, 2022Today we’ll take a look at the job duties of a cruise ship captain, based on an actual job opening for a ship that will likely be on the Columbia River. Turns out captains are part manager, part first responder and part mentor. And that doesn’t even begin to describe the duties of handling the ship. It’s a big job.
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Norwegian Sun: our cruise ship in town today
Oct 12, 2022Today, a look at today’s cruise ship, the Norwegian Sun, on the river and in Astoria for the day.
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Lots of ships on the river today: let’s take a look
Oct 11, 2022A look at who’s coming and going on the river today.
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The Golden Globe solo round-the-world race: a test that demands strength, resilence and solitude
Oct 10, 2022Today we take a look at an unusual sailboat race: the Golden Globe 2022, happening right now. Race rules say participants may only use low tech means to sail their boats, navigate and communicate, similar to what was available in 1968, when the first Golden Globe was held.
They’ll be at sea for about 250 days and cover 30,000 miles – each sailing alone through some of the toughest waters in the world, in small boats, 32-36 feet long.
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A closer look at a passing container ship
Oct 06, 2022A container ship headed out of the river past Astoria yesterday, prompting some questions from listeners about what they were seeing. This ship is on her way now to Los Angeles, part of a typical run for container ships visiting the West Coast. We’ll talk today about container ships on the Columbia.
Note: the photo here is a picture of the MSC Vita, the ship that passed by Astoria Wednesday morning. This photo appears here courtesy of the website vesselfinder.com. Many thanks to photographer Miachael Schindler, who took this picture.
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Veering and backing: two wind terms to know
Oct 05, 2022Today we’ll talk about ships, of course, but we’ll also talk about marine weather and wind – and two terms you might here in marine weather forecasts: referring to winds that are either “backing” or “veering.” Today’s unusual shifts in wind direction make it easy to explain.
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New Chinese tanker has automated sails on deck
Oct 04, 2022The first merchant ship to officially incorporate wind power into its propulsion system was launched last week. The New Aden,m a VLCC tanker, has automated sails that could cut polluting emissions by 10 percent.
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Food poisoning and crew morale
Oct 03, 2022The Reuters news story about 12 crew members on a Chinese flag bulk carrier dying of apparent food poisoning last week highlights the importance of safe, heathful food on board ship. Wise captains make sure their crews are well fed for many reasons that go way beyond nutrition.
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Ships and bad weather
Sep 30, 2022With Hurricane Ian wreaking havoc on the East Coast, and our own difficult weather season creeping up on us, it’s a good day to talk about bad weather and ships. It’s important to know your ship and your storm before you allow them to meet.
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