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10-Minute Ship Reports: Monday through Thursday, featuring Daily Ship Traffic, Marine Weather, News and Interviews
Ship Report Minutes: On Fridays, where we answer listener questions. Short and sweet!
Ship Report Minutes: On Fridays, where we answer listener questions. Short and sweet!
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Today, as a follow-up to yesterday’s show about the sinking of the ore-carrier Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years ago on Lake Superior in 1975, we’ll hear an interview with local resident Reid Johnson, who is now retired from the Coast Guard. He was 19 years old in1975, and serving on a USCG ship on Lake Huron […]
The post Mighty Fitz follow up – interview with a Coast Guardsman appeared first on The Ship Report.
Today marks 50 years since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior on November 10, 11975 in Lake Superior. The Mighty Fitz, as she was called, was caught in the midst of a fierce storm with hurricane force winds. The ship was 17 miles from port when she was lost. All 29 members […]
The post The 50th anniversary of the wreck of the famous Great Lakes ore carrier, the Edmund Fitzgerald appeared first on The Ship Report.
We’ll take a look at a tanker coming into Kalama, whose cargo is a liquid called toluene. We’ll talk about what it is and what it’s used for. Turns out we all probably have some toluene in our lives.
The post More weather, ships arriving, and a look at a common cargo: toluene appeared first on The Ship Report.
King Tides are happening today, so expect high tides around midday and an atmospheric river event that will amplify hazards on beaches and in flood prone areas. Be careful out there.
The post King Tides and weather are here appeared first on The Ship Report.
We’ve got King Tides happening starting tomorrow through Friday this week, and you’ve probably heard about it if you live in our coastal region. But what does that mean really? Today we’ll talk about the nuts and bolts of King Tides – a sort of “King Tides FAQ.”
The post King Tides FAQ appeared first on The Ship Report.
We’ve got King Tides arriving later this week, around the same time as the arrival of an atmospheric river weather system. Higher than normal tides and weather effects could mean increased beach hazards, and some inland flooding. We’ll keep an eye on it.
The post King Tides happening this week, plus an atmospheric river, could bring beach and flooding hazards appeared first on The Ship Report.
I’m afraid it ‘s more weather – we’ll take a look at a forecast from UW meteorologist Cliff Mass that bears watching, predicting a big atmospheric river headed our way next week.
The post Big atmospheric river in store next week appeared first on The Ship Report.
We’re looking at our evolving weather, and ships traveling on the river, with a “there but for the grace of God go I” moment of humility and solidarity for those in the path of Hurricane Melissa – which is battering Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba with sustained winds of 185 mph.
The post A look at our evolving weather, and good thoughts for those in the path of Hurricane Melissa appeared first on The Ship Report.
Today, a look at who’s traveling on the river, including tugboats and a Military Sealift Command vessel. And a look at the next round of weather headed our way.
The post Who’s on the river, and what’s next for the weather? appeared first on The Ship Report.
With so much misinformation flying around on social media, and more bad weather on the way this week. I thought it would be helpful to share some trusted resources you can use to keep yourself up to date with trusted weather, road and emergency info.
The post Accurate sources for weather (marine and land-based), road and emergency info appeared first on The Ship Report.
The stormy weather we’ve been promised all week is arriving today – be ready for gusty winds and heavy rain. We may see interruptions in ship traffic today and through the weekend.
The post Stormy weather is upon us – get ready for wind and rain, and possible power outages appeared first on The Ship Report.
Ship captains don’t like the coastal jet much. It’s a quirky local weather phenomenon that can cause the weather to get worse the closer approaching ships get to the Columbia River Bar. Today we’ll hear from Capt. Thron Riggs, who spent many years as a Columbia River Bar pilot, explaining what a coastal jet is.
The post The coastal jet is here again – a disconcerting weather quirk of our maritime environment appeared first on The Ship Report.
Today we take a look at the USS Plainview, a once-innovative, prototype hydrofoil ship design that was decommissioned by the Navy in the 1960s. She ended up sidelined by her civilian owner after plans to make her into a seafood processing vessel didn’t pan out. She remains, partially dismantled, on the shores of the Columbia […]
The post The USS Plainview, a relic of lower Columbia history, beached in the shallows of Hungry Harbor appeared first on The Ship Report.
A look at this week’s weather, which seems poised to take things up a notch in terms of stormy conditions. We’ve got an atmospheric river event coming out way. We’ll see how it shakes out.
The post We’ve got some weather comin’ in appeared first on The Ship Report.
Last weekend a typhoon his western Alaska north of the Aleutians, with devastating consequences for coastal communities there. A reminder to all of us who live on the edge of the world, that most of our weather comes to us from the ocean.
The post A look at Alaska’s recent coastal weather disaster appeared first on The Ship Report.
In the ancient Roman calendar, the Ides of March marked the 15th of that month, and a fateful day in history for Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. In Shakespeare’s play, named for him, the story recounts a historical fact: that Caesar was assassinated on March 15 (The Ides of March) in the year 44 BC. Thanks […]
The post A look at the ship schedule, the weather and the origin of the term “ides” on this, the Ides of October appeared first on The Ship Report.
While all ships are inherently interesting, we have a few unusual ones passing by on Tuesday. One will visit the Port of Astoria. We’ll see a new Military Sealift Command replenishment oiler headed to the Portland shipyard, a container ship (we don’t see them as often as we used to) headed to the Port of […]
The post Interesting ships on the river Tuesday appeared first on The Ship Report.
Today we’ll look at transit times, how long it takes a ship to go from one place to another at sea, and here on the river.
The post A look at transit times – how long it takes to get from one place to another by ship appeared first on The Ship Report.
This week marks 15 years since the pilot boat Peacock was lifted out of the Columbia River and placed on land, on the campus of the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, where she welcomes people traveling past the museum on Marine Drive. She’s now a retired icon of Columbia River shipping, but when she […]
The post The pilot boat Peacock, now a museum exhibit, was a real game changer for Columbia River commerce appeared first on The Ship Report.
We’ve got an abundant ship schedule today, so let’s see who’s on the river today, moving cargo, or waiting their turn.
The post A look at who’s on the river today appeared first on The Ship Report.
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