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A musical look at the bewildering world of sailboat jargon
Jan 23, 2023Today, something light to cheer us up – we’ll hear a song from New England singer-songwriter Molly Conole, called “Sea Talk,” about her thrilling (but initially bewildering) introduction to the world of recreational sailing, and catboats in particular.
Photo: Molly and Mark hard at work in the recording studio. Photo courtesy Mark Alan Lovewell.
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Why cargo loading can be a life or death matter
Jan 20, 2023One thing all of the ships we see on the Columbia have in common: they were all loaded properly at the dock for safe stability at sea. If this doesn’t happen, the consequences can be deadly.
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Whale washed up on Warrenton beach highlights ship dangers
Jan 19, 2023A dead whale washed up on a beach in Warrenton, and experts attribute its death to a ship strike. We’ll talk about the risks ships pose for whales.
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Tragic incident shows the danger of waterways that rush to the sea
Jan 18, 2023Today we’re talking about how overpowering our waterways can be here on the PNW coast, where danger lurks not just on the infamous Columbia River Bar, but anywhere there’s a waterway that meets the Pacific Ocean.
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The days are getting longer even if it doesn’t feel like it
Jan 17, 2023Today, in the midst of rain, rain, rain, let’s talk about what’s up above the clouds: the sun, which is making its way into our days more and more as we head toward spring, even if we don’t notice it just yet. And a bit about the moon, that other celestial body we see now and then when the clouds part.
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A look at ship names
Jan 16, 2023With the weather calmed down enough that ships are coming and going as usual on the river, it’s a good day to look at the names of the ships on the river today and see what we can learn about them. We’ll talk a little about how some ships are named.
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Tragic death highlights the risks inherent in being a marine pilot
Jan 13, 2023A tragic death in the UK this week, as a marine pilot dies in the course of doing his work. We’ll talk about what pilots do right here on the Columbia, and why their work is dangerous.
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The high price of not looking out the window
Jan 12, 2023Today a story about a disastrous collision between two vessels, caused by one vessel’s failure to notice another – one that was right in front of them.
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How ships pass safely in a narrow channel, and the Texas Chicken
Jan 11, 2023Today we’ll talk about an everyday thing that happens on the Columbia River, that actually takes a lot of skill and experience to pull off safely: two ships meeting and passing one another. And an unlikely but very successful ship maneuver called the Texas Chicken that’s been known to terrify ship captains who’ve never experienced it before.
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Big storm projected to form this week way offshore in the Pacific
Jan 10, 2023Weather forecasters are watching weather condition on the high seas offshore of the Pacific Northwest, for a huge storm with big seas and hurricane force winds, Lucky for us on land here in Oregon and Washington, it won’t hit us directly. But it’s a reminder of the power of nature and the luck of the draw – we’re ;ucky this time that it isn’t headed our way.
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