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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, Friday, October 11, 2024
A look at ship running lights: lights that are on at night Today, an archive interview about ship running lights, featuring Capt. Robert Johnson, a now retired…
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The Ship Report, October 19, 2024
Listener questions about marine pilots Today, some questions about pilots from a new listener to the Ship Report. A great opportunity to talk about one of my…
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The Ship Report, October 9, 2024
A look at ballast water, rolling cargoes, and the MSC Damla heads downriver A look at today's ship schedule, including yesterday's containership, the MSC…
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The Ship Report, October 8, 2024
Interesting vessel alert for Tuesday morning: Containership gest tug escort on the river The containership MSC Damla was supposed to head to Portland on…
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The Ship Report, October 7, 2024
Cruise ship season winds down in Astoria The next-to-last blue water cruise ship for the 2024 season arrives in Astoria today. We'll talk a litlte about that…
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The Ship Report, Friday, October 4, 2024
Crowley Maritime crews receive safety award Today we'll look at a safety award for employees of Crowley Maritime tugs who assisted with rescues eariler this…
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The Ship Report, October 3, 2024
A look at the ship registries, or flags, of the ships on the river today Every ship sails under a flag of registry of a country somewhere in the world. Some…
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The Ship Report, Octiber 2, 2024
Why ships here tend to use the port anchor in the Astoria Anchorage Today, another listener question, about why ships generally use the port anchor when they…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Drawbridges! You may drive over one frequently and not know it Drawbridges are an important part of our transportation system in the Astora/Warernton area. In…
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The Ship Report, Monday, September 30, 2024
A look at today's schedule, including a ship whose name means "hydrangea" in Japanese Today a look at the daily ship schedule and a few interesting details…
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The Ship Report, September 27, 2024
A look at the weather, our waning daylight, and a bit about "tramp" bulk carriers Today, a look at our changing weather and how much daylight we are losing per…
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The Ship Report, Thursday, September 26, 2024
Kokanee Salmon, a fresh water lake fish native to the PNW Today we'll talk more about a fish I mentioned on Wednesday's show: The Kokanee salmon, a freshwater…
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The Ship Repoert, Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Where does the river end, and the ocean begin? Today, a listener question about salt water intrusion on the Columbia River: Where does the salt water ocean end…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Interesting goings-on in the Astoria Anchorage show experts handling ship issues This weekend a ship experienced some engine issues heading downriver…
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The Ship Report, Monday, September 23, 2024
The autumnal equinox, and a look at fall near the Arctic Circle Today, a bit about the autumnal equinox, which happened yesterday in the Northern Hemisphere…
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The Ship Report, Friday, September 20, 2024
The USNS Henry J Kaiser heads downriver Posting this podcast the night before so folks can see her heading downriver Friday morning from Vancouver. We'll talk…
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The Ship Report, September 19, 2024
Ship hull colors and why they look that way Today I'll talk about a really pretty ship in the Astoria Anchorage that has a beautiful turquoise hull. We'll talk…
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The Ship Report, September 18, 2024
White caps and white horses Today we'll talk about a specific sea state that you might see often off the downtown Astoria waterfront this time of year, and…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Anchor buoys, and why (and how) ships use them Today we hear from a river expert: Columbia River Pilot Captain Wes Balensifer answers a question from a…
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The Ship Report, Monday, September 16, 2024
Names, countries and other words painted on ships - and what they mean Today we'll talk about the words you see painted on the sides and sterns of ships. They…
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The Ship Report, Friday, September 13, 2024
Ship speed: some factors that determine how fast ships go Today, a look at ship speed, how fast they can go, why they choose to slow down sometimes, and how…
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The Ship Report, Thursda, September 12, 2024
The Sand Plan: guidelines that address a fact of life on the Columbia, and that's dredging Each year, the US Army Corps of Engineers dredges tons and tons (and…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Boatlift: Recalling the maritime evacuation during 9/11 in Manhattan, which showed us the best we can be Today, on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Is summer gone for good with the arrival of this week's rain? And a look at who's on the river today. A look at our evolving weather - is summer over? And a…
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The Ship Report, Monday, September 9, 2024
Wheat R Us: our river system is the the nation’s single largest wheat export gateway If you hear me talk a lot about wheat on the Ship Report, there's a good…
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The Ship Report, Friday, September 6, 2024
Interesting vessel on the river today: the USNS Eagleview This morning around 7 am, the USNS Eagleview leaves the shipyard at Swan Island heading downriver and…
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The Ship Report, Thursday, September 5, 2024
Who's on the river today? And a bit about weather and sea state A look at today's ship schedule - who's coming and going on the river? And a look at our marine…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, September 4, 2024
A new hometown USCG cutter for Astoria: the USCGC Florence Finch is in town Down at the 17th St dock by the Columbia River Maritime Museum is a brand new Coast…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, September 3, 2024
With the advent of September, a look at the "two autumns" Some folks say it's already fall, while others day it won't happen till Sept 22nd. We'll take a look…
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The Ship Report, Friday, August 30, 2024
A look at today's ships, our shorter days, and an update on that burning tanker in the Red Sea Today's show features a look at who's on the river, a reminder…
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The Ship Report, Thursday, August 29, 2024
A story of survival on the Columbia River Bar On this day, 52 years ago, a commercial fishing boat sank on the Columbia River Bar. KMUN comentator Michael…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Washington ports get electrification grants to provide dockside power for vessels In the industry it's called "cold ironing" - the capacity of a port to…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Mililtary Sealift Command proposes sidelining vessels The Military Sealift Command, which has ships stationed on the Columbia, has proposed sidelining 17 of…
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The Ship Report, Monday, August 26, 2024
Red Sea tanker attack highlights international risks Right now, a crude oil tanker is ablaze in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi forces. If the ship…
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The Ship Report, Friday, August 23, 2024
A look at ships and cargo on the river today A look at ships and their cargo on the river today.
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The Ship Report, Thursday, August 22, 2024
It's fall cruise ship season in Astoria Today we'll see the first of five cruise ships that will visit Astoria over the next couple of months.
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, August 21, 2024
An overview of ships and cargo Today, a quick overview of what comes and goes on the river here, in terms of ships and cargo.
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, August 20, 2024
An icebreaker joins the USCG Alaska fleet The US Coast Guard has purchased the Aiviq, a commercial icebreaker previously used to support Arctic oil production…
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The Ship Report, Monday, August 19. 2024
Autumn is in the air, and with it, thoughts of the Beaufort Wind Scale With some tempestuous weather happening the past few days, and that feeling in the air…
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The Ship Report, Friday, August 16, 2024
Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership receives EPA grant for local projects Today we'll talk about a large grant that the EPA just awarded to a local…
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The Ship Report, Thursday, August 15, 2024
A military vessel named Bob Hope with an interesting history Today, an unusual vessel arrives on the Columbia: the Bob Hope, a military car carrier. We'll talk…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, August 14, 2024
A look at car carriers Today we take a look at an often-seen, odd-looking and highly effective vessel here on the Columbia: the amazing car carrier, whose…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Being a Good Samaritan is the law on the water, but also a matter of reality and tradition Today we'll talk about why mariners must, by law, help one another…
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The Ship Report, Monday, August 12, 2024
Upriver vessel handling on the Columbia Often we focus here, on the Ship Report, on the portion of the river between Astoria and the ocean, where things are…
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The Ship Report, Friday, August 9, 2024
What Water Holds, by Tele Aadsen Today's the final segment of my interview with author and Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen.
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The Ship Report, Thursday, August 8, 2024
What Water Holds, a book by Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen This week we continue hearing excerpts from my interview with Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen, about her book, What…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, August 7, 2024
More from the archives: commercial fishing and "What Water Holds" More from the archives this week from my interview with author and fisher poet Tele Aadsen…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, August 6, 2024
More from fisher poet and author Tele Aadsen: What Water Holds We're hearing exceprts this week from a 2023 interview I did with fisher poet and author Tele…
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The Ship Report, Monday, August 5, 2024
A gem from the Ship Report Archives: a talk with author and fisher poet Tele Aadsen This week we'll look back at the Ship Report archives, from an interview I…
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The Ship Report, Friday, August 2, 2024
Fouled anchor off Astoria A ship in the Astoria Anchorage this week experienced a fouled anchor: that's when the anchor chain is wrapped around the anchor…
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The Ship Report, Thursday, August 1, 2024
Buoy 10 Fishery opens today on the lower Columbia Today is the opening day of the Buoy 10 salmon fishery on the lower Columbia River near Astoria, Warrenton…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Who's on the river today? Today a look at wthat ships are traveling on the river today and a bit about them. Show transcript here…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday, July 30, 2024
A review of ship fog signals We've had some foggy conditions on the lower river this week, and so this is a good time to review ship fog horn protocols. Those…
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The Ship Report, Monday, July 29, 2024
USNS Mercy hospital ship heads downriver today We have an interesting vessel alert for shipwatchers today: the US Navy hopital ship the USNS Mercy heads…
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The Ship Report, Friday, July 26, 2024
Part 8 - CG41332 - more on Coast Guard training In this final segment of my lengthy interview with author John Kopp about his book, CG41332, we talk more about…
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The Ship Report, Thursday, July 25, 2024
Part 7 - CG41332 - More on what changed after this tragedy Today, in Part 7 of an extended interview series, we hear more from author John Kopp about this…
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The Ship Report, Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Part 6: what changed in the USCG after CG41332? Today is Part 6 of my interview with John Kopp, author of the book CG41332, all about a Coast Guard tragedy on…
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The Ship Report, Tuesday. July 23, 2024
Part 5 - a close look at what happened aboard CG41332 Today we take a close look at the heart of this story: what happened aboard CG41332 in the harrowing time…
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The Ship Report, Monday, July 22, 2024
CG41332, Part 4, how Kopp gathered the info he needed We're hearing an extended interview series, a chat with author John Kopp about his book, released in…
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The Ship Report, Friday, July 19, 2024
CG41332: Part 3 - how the boat capsized We're into Day 3 of my interview with John Kopp, about his book CG41332m, about a tragedy on the Columbia River Bar…