The Most Recent Ship Report Podcast:

The Pacific Tracker: a specialized ship with a long and winding past

Today we will see the Pacific Tracker travel up the Columbia to Portland. She's a military missile tracking ship that's berthed at Swan Island's shipyard. An interesting aspect of this ship is her past: she's 60 years old, and has had various uses and names - including as a  bulk carrier and containership. A case in point about the lives of ships.

Archive Podcasts:

How to spot a rip current

Apr 05, 2022

Rip currents are the number one cause of drowning at ocean beaches. Do you know how to spot a rip current when you’re standing on the shore? Most people don’t, and doing what comes naturally could cost them their lives. Today we talk about an easy way to spot rip currents and avoid them when you’re on the beach.

Update on the (sadly-named) ship, the Ever Forward

Apr 01, 2022

The Ever Forward remains aground in Chesapeake Bay. She missed a turn in the channel and plowed into 20 feet of mud on March 13. So far all the kings horses and men (and tugboats) have not been able to budge her. We’ll take a look at what’s next for this very stuck ship.

Image courtesy USCG DVIDS.

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