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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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Wind – how much is too much?
Jan 09, 2023In the midst of yet more windy winter weather, we take a look at how wind affects pedestrians and vehicles during a storm. Turns out it does’nt take all that much wind to make things dangerous for people on foot or driving.
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Still more weather coming in, get those candles, oil lamps and firewood ready
Jan 06, 2023One weather system after another is marching through our area. More winter on the coast…
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Why it’s always important to check the marine weather before going out
Jan 05, 2023A look at today’s weather – and how it’s a good example of how weather here in general might be deceiving – if we only rely on what we can see and feel when we step out the door.
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Storm on the high seas will send us big swells
Jan 04, 2023A look at this week’s marine weather, which includes a huge storm offshore in the ocean that will likely hit California hard but miss us in the northern part of Oregon and southwest Washington. The storm will give us big ocean swells and surf locally. We’ll also take a look at how big ships handle high seas and stormy weather when they can’t get to port in time.
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Welcoming in the new year with ship horns on the Astoria waterfront
Jan 03, 2023Each year in Astoria, Oregon, we ring in the new year with ship sounds on the downtown waterfront, courtesy of the Columbia River Bar Pilots and some gracious ship captains who sound their horns at midnight.
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