The USS Plainview, a relic of lower Columbia history, beached in the shallows of Hungry Harbor

We’ve got some weather comin’ in

A look at Alaska’s recent coastal weather disaster

A look at the ship schedule, the weather and the origin of the term “ides” on this, the Ides of October

Interesting ships on the river Tuesday

A look at transit times – how long it takes to get from one place to another by ship

The pilot boat Peacock, now a museum exhibit, was a real game changer for Columbia River commerce

A look at who’s on the river today

Listener question about marine pilots and how they board ships

A blue water cruise ship heads downriver after a stint in Portland

A look at our eccentric regional weather

Update on the weather

Weather comin’ in

Big changes to the Ship Report this week

The Polar Star is home from Antarctica, a sign of fall in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in Antarctica

Who’s on the river today?

On any given day, there’s a lot going on upriver with vessels that downriver folk don’t see

The research vessel Atlantis is at the Port of Astoria

The Coastal Jet: an interesting weather phenomenon we could see here this weekend

New moons, tides, solar eclipses – all part of our cyclic natural world