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The Ship Report
Ship Report podcasts take you to a special corner of the world, the mighty Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest. Nautical lore, news and info, mariner interviews, daily international ship traffic, and the inside scoop on the upper left edge of Oregon and beyond. The Ship Report is proud to celebrate 20+ years on the air! More at shipreport.net
Episodes
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The Ship Report, Monday, Jan 13, 2025
Who's on the river today? A look at today's complement of ships, including one that may eventually be carrying a mineral substance used for, among other…
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The Ship Report, Friday, January 10, 2025
A review of anchorages, and the kinds of ships that use them most on the Columbia Today, I thought we could do an overview of anchorages on the river. We see…
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The Ship Report, Thursday, January 9, 2025
USNS Washington Chambers enters the river today An unusual vessel arrives in the river today: The USNS Washington Chambers. She's a cargo ship that is a member…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Something to cheer about in the depths of winter: the days are getting longer Today we'll talk about a happy fact: the days are getting longer! Since we passed…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Interesting backstory on a complex Christmas ship incident shows mariner expertise On Christmas Eve, some lower Columbia land dwellers saw a ship and two tugs…
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The Ship Report, Monday, January 6, 2025
A look at today's ship schedule: who's on the river? We've got a calm weather outlook for the week, and ships coming and going. We'll see who's here and where…
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The Ship Report, Friday, January 3, 2025
New Year's Eve on the Astoria Waterfront 2024 It's that time of year again, when Astoria is usually quite fortunate to hear ship horns on the waterfront at…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Dungeness Crabbing - Part 4 More about our local Dungeness crab fishery and what it takes to do this demanding profession.
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The Ship Report, Monday, December 30, 2024
Dungeness crabbing - Part 3 We continue our look at the local Dungeness crab fishery.
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The Ship Report, Friday, December 27, 2024
Dungeness crab fishing - Part 2 Today we continue our look at the local Dungeness crab fishery, from a 2016 interview I did with fishermen John Corbin and…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Something special for Christmas Eve: A Coastal Christmas My annual Christmas Eve reading of A Coastal Christmas: a retelling of the story of The Night before…
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The Ship Report, Monday, December 23, 2024
A look at the Dungeness crab industry This week and next I'll be taking some time off for the holidays. While I'm away I'll be sharing excerpts from an…
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The Ship Report, Friday, December 20, 2024
More weather coming our way, and a look at next week's shows A look at the next round of weather coming our way. And a preview of next week: an archive…
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The Ship Report, Thursday, December 19, 2024
A look at weather data from Tuesday and Wednesday, and the "Sailors Empathy ToolKit" Today we'll look at data from Tuesday night's storm, which left much of…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, December 18, 2024
A look at common heavy weather terms to describe intensity as more storms come our way The National Weather Service says we'll be looking at 20 foot seas and…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, December 17, 2024
A look at who's on the river, amid worsening weather We have another round of winter weather coming in with high seas and winds, meanwhile ships that were…
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The Ship Report, Monday, December 16, 2024
The river at night Today, as we continue through the season of short days and lots of darkness, we'll talk about getting around on the river at night.
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The Ship Report, Friday, December 13, 2024
A look at bar restrictions up and down the coast as a new round of weather arrives Those of us who live on or near the Lower Columbia River tend to think of…
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The Ship Report, Thursday, December 12, 2024
Gantry cranes: a look at some unusual equipment on an anchored bulk carrier A listener sent me a photo of a ship in the Astoria Anchorage that had some unusual…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Update on the Port of Portland's container service In a follow up to a story I shared with you earlier this year, here's the latest on the Port of Portland's…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, December 10, 2024
A deep sea rescue by a tanker ship with a specialized cargo: orange juice Today we'll talk about the just-in-time rescue of a sailor from a sailboat in flames…
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The Ship Report, Monday, December 9, 2024
A look at who's on the river today, and the need for "rain pants" on the coast A look at today's ship traffic, and what to expect from the weather. Might want…
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The Ship Report, Friday, December 6, 2024
A few things: a new ship in town, a tsunami warning (whew!), and Ilwaco's Crabpot Christmas Today, a medley of things to talk about: a new, locally built…
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The Ship Report, Thursday, December 5, 2024
A moment of inattention has big consequences at sea Today we'll talk about an accident at sea where inattention and fatigue helped create a costly and…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Remembering the Great Coastal Gale of 2007 Seventeen years ago this month, a series of storms later called the "Great Coastal Gale of 2007," hit PNW coastal…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Tragedy in Alaska, as a fishing boat is lost The Alaska commercial fishing community is grieving today with the loss of the 50-foot fishing boat, the Wind…
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The Ship Report, Monday, December 2, 2024
A look at who's on the river today An overveiw and a detailed look at ship traffic on the river today.
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The Ship Report, Friday, November 29, 2024
Holiday weekend weather outlook is one to savor As we head on into the holiday weekend, the forecast is looking amazingly dry and sunny for the next few days…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Holidays at sea On this Thanksgiving Eve, let's take a moment to send our best wishes to all the sailors on board the many ships that ply our waters. They're…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Upriver rescue Today we'll talk about a rescue upriver on the Columbia near Vancouver. A reminder that the river is a formidable force all along its length…
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The Ship Report, Monday, November 25, 2024
A look at today's ship schedule It's great to see ships moving on the river again. We'll have some relatively calm weather this week, so we'll take a look at…
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The Ship Report, Friday, November 22, 2024
More weather on the way Another storm is heading out way, with the potential to disrupt the flow of ship traffic on the river. This is pretty normal and…
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The Ship Report, Thursday, November 21, 2024
Waterspout off the Long Beach Peninsula shows the serious nature of local weather After our near-miss with a severe storm that walloped Washington to the north…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Our weather continues, with a look at how vessels handle it at sea That dangerous bomb cyclone storm is moving on to the north of us, leaving us with big seas…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Bomb cyclone with deep low pressure shapes our coastal weather this week An intense low pressure storm called a bomb cyclone is churning out in the ocean a…
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The Ship Report, Monday, November 18, 2024
The ubiquitious, but seldom noticed, Quonset hut Today a look at a common but oft-overlooked maritime structure - the Quonset hut. First designed and built for…
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The Ship Report, Friday, November 15, 2024
Who's coming and going on the river today? A look at today's complement of cargo vessels on the river.
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The Ship Report, Thursday, November 14, 2024
As weather improves, a backlog of ships getting back to work Whenever the Columbia River Bar at the mouth of the river temporarily becomes too dangerous to…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, November 13, 2024
As rough weather keeps the bar on Red status, we'll talk about how weather matters here Today the bar is on Red status because of the weather, meaning few if…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Inclement weather and King Tides add up to increased beach risks and flooding Today we take a look at our seasonally rowdy weather forecast, which already has…
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The Ship Report, Monday, November 11, 2024
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Every year around this time, I do a show about an enduring maritime tragedy: the sinking of the ore carrier Edmund…
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The Ship Report, Friday, November 8, 2024
The invention of the shipping container The presence of a large containership, outbound on the river today, offers a good opportunity to talk about the…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, November 6, 2024
An unexpected change of sea route means less stress for some sailors Today we take another look at the lives of sailors at sea, and talk about how some ships…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Who's on the ships we see passing by? Today, a look at the lives of the people who live and work on the ships that travel the world and bring us all our…
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The Ship Report, Monday, November 4, 2024
Voting at Sea Today, as we stand on the brink of a highly significant US election, we'll take a look at how mariners at sea vote, both in the merchant marine…
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The Ship Report, Friday, November 1, 2024
Vessel agent: a complex and interesting job on the river This week we're hearing excerpts from an interview I did with Christi Lee Dunham, vessel agent on the…
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The Ship Report, Thursday, October 31, 2024
Ship's agent: more on this fascinating job on the river We continue this week's deep dive into the world of vessel agents on the Columbia River
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Vessel agent: a complex and interesting profession More on the unique job of being a vessel agent.
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, October 29, 20242
Vessel agent continued... We continue our look at the unique job of vessel agent on the Columbia River.
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The Ship Report, Monday October 28, 2024
Vessel agent: unique job on the river This week we hear excerpts from an interview I did with Christi Lee Dunham, a vessel agent who works with ships on the…
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The Ship Report, Friday, October 25, 2024
Stormy weather at sea A look back in the Ship Report archives at an interview I did with Capt. Robert Johnson in the early 2000s, about what it's like aboard a…
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The Ship Report, Thursday, October 24, 2024
Who's on the river today? A look at today's ship traffic, which includes a domestic petroleum tanker, a military vessel and the usual complement of bulk…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Shipbreaking: a necessary and problematic industry Today, in answer to a listener question, a look at a troubling but necessary industry: shipbreaking. Where…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Interesting vessels on the river this week Today we'll take a closer look at two unusual vessels on the river this week: the USNS Eagleview, which is currently…
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The Ship Report, Monday, October 21, 2024
More on ship transit times The topic of how long it takes a ship to get from one place to another on the river can be quite complex. Today we'll hear from a…
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The Ship Report, Friday, October 18, 2024
Transit times on the river for ships Today, a look at how long it takes big ships to get from one place to another on the Columbia River.
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The Ship Report, Thursday, October 17, 2024
Do all big vessels take a pilot on board? Today, a listener question about marine pilots: which ships take them and which don't? In the majority of cases, it's…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, October 16, 2024
A visitor asks about ships at anchor off Astoria I got a question about ships at anchor off Astoria, one I've answered before... but it's always good to…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, October 15, 2024
When is a sinking ship not a sinking ship? When she's a split-hull hopper dredge Today's riddle: When is a sinking ship not a sinking ship? In this case, this…
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The Ship Report, Monday, October 14, 2024
The Pacific Tracker heads downriver today Today we'll talk about what ships are traveling on the river today. Among them is the Pacific Tracker, a US military…