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Remembering the Great Coastal Gale of 2007

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2024/12/04

Seventeen years ago this month, a series of storms later called the “Great Coastal Gale of 2007,” hit PNW coastal communities hard, causing serious flooding inland too. Here on the coast, residents were reeling, left without power and cell service for days. We’ll share some recollections today about that storm, and what it showed us […]The post Remembering the Great Coastal Gale of 2007 appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:22

Tragedy in Alaska, as a fishing boat is lost

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2024/12/03

The Alaska commercial fishing community is grieving today with the loss of the 50-foot fishing boat, the Wind Walker, out of Sitka, which capsized in stormy seas a little after midnight early Monday morning southwest of Juneau. Despite an extensive search with many Coast Guard and civilian resources, neither the boat nor her crew have […] The post Tragedy in Alaska, as a fishing boat is lost appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:23

A look at who’s on the river today

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2024/12/02

An overveiw and a detailed look at ship traffic on the river today. The post A look at who’s on the river today appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:34

Holiday weekend weather outlook is one to savor

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2024/11/29

As we head on into the holiday weekend, the forecast is looking amazingly dry and sunny for the next few days. Savor the moment, as rain will return next week, and our winter weather promises to be on target for a normal weather year: and that means, wind rain and snow. Winter in the Pacific […]The post Holiday weekend weather outlook is one to savor appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:34

Holidays at sea

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2024/11/27

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 far from home, missing loved ones, and the holidays make it all the more poignant. We’ll talk about holidays on board merchant ships.The post Holidays at sea appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:13

Upriver rescue

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2024/11/26

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, and not just in the areas near the mouth where a lot of rescues, weather and other influences happen and get a lot of attention. The post Upriver rescue appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:15

A look at today’s ship schedule

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2024/11/25

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 who’s on the river today. The post A look at today’s ship schedule appeared first on The Ship Report.

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7:58

More weather on the way

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2024/11/22

Another storm is heading out way, with the potential to disrupt the flow of ship traffic on the river. This is pretty normal and happens in the winter time. Safety is essential for ships and the people on them. The post More weather on the way appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:34

Waterspout off the Long Beach Peninsula shows the...

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2024/11/21

After our near-miss with a severe storm that walloped Washington to the north of us, a thunderstorm off the Long Beach Peninsula yesterday spawned a waterspout in the ocean off Long Beach. The waterborne tornado moved on up the coast to Tokeland and beyond. And we have more weather on the way. Don’t be tempted […]The post Waterspout off the Long Beach Peninsula shows the serious nature of local weather appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:34

Our weather continues, with a look at how vessels...

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2024/11/20

That dangerous bomb cyclone storm is moving on to the north of us, leaving us with big seas for the next day or so. It was a close call… a storm packing hurricane force winds that somehow missed a direct hit on Oregon and Washington. Image courtesy Storm Radar. The post Our weather continues, with a look at how vessels handle it at sea appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:24

Bomb cyclone with deep low pressure shapes our...

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2024/11/19

An intense low pressure storm called a bomb cyclone is churning out in the ocean a couple hundred miles offshore of the Oregon and Washington coast. While it’s not predicted to make landfall here locally, it will send us some walloping winds, seas and rain. We’ll talk about what to expect. The post Bomb cyclone with deep low pressure shapes our coastal weather this week appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:14

The ubiquitious, but seldom noticed, Quonset hut

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2024/11/18

Today a look at a common but oft-overlooked maritime structure – the Quonset hut. First designed and built for the US Navy in 1941, they were styled after a WWI version called the Nissen hut. Once used in military installations during WWII, the Navy sold them surplus to the public after the war, and the […] The post The ubiquitious, but seldom noticed, Quonset hut appeared first on The Ship Report.

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7:59

Who’s coming and going on the river today?

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2024/11/15

A look at today’s complement of cargo vessels on the river. The post Who’s coming and going on the river today? appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:25

As weather improves, a backlog of ships getting back...

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2024/11/14

Whenever the Columbia River Bar at the mouth of the river temporarily becomes too dangerous to cross because of bad weather, the result a day or so later is a backlog of ships that have been waiting to leave or to arrive. That creates a steady stream of vessels, 24/7, until everything is back to […] The post As weather improves, a backlog of ships getting back to work appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:34

The invention of the shipping container

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2024/11/08

The presence of a large containership, outbound on the river today, offers a good opportunity to talk about the invention of a device that revolutionized the shipping industry: the now ubiquitous shipping container. This commonly seen metal cargo box, which made its debut on a ship 68 years ago, soon permanently changed how cargo was […]The post The invention of the shipping container appeared first on The Ship Report.

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7:53

A look at who’s on the river

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2024/11/07

A look at today’s complement of ships, what they’re carrying, where they’re from and where they’re headed. The post A look at who’s on the river appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:24

An unexpected change of sea route means less stress...

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2024/11/07

Today we take another look at the lives of sailors at sea, and talk about how some ships that formerly transited the Suez Canal are now taking a longer route around the southern tip of Africa, to avoid violent vessel attacks in the Red Sea. The result for diverted ships has been voyages that last […] The post An unexpected change of sea route means less stress for some sailors appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:34

Who’s on the ships we see passing by?

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2024/11/06

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 “stuff.” We’ll look at the latest data from the Seafarers Happiness Index, which assesses how life is going at asea for sailors. and a look at what countries sailors are […] The post Who’s on the ships we see passing by? appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:25

Voting at Sea

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2024/11/04

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 and in the US military.The post Voting at Sea appeared first on The Ship Report.

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8:34

Vessel agents and their work with cargo ships

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2024/11/01

This week we’ve been talking with Christi Lee Dunham, a vessel agent who works with cargo ships on the Columbia River.The post Vessel agents and their work with cargo ships appeared first on The Ship Report.

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