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The Ship Report

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

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The Ship Report, Thursday, October 9, 2025

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2025/10/09

The pilot boat Peacock, now a museum exhibit, was a real game changer for Columbia River commerceThis 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 first arrived here in the late 1960s, the Peacock opened a new era in river commerce. That was

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The Ship Report, Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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2025/10/08

A look at who's on the river todayWe've got an abundant ship schedule today, so let's see who's on the river today, moving cargo or waiting their turn.

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The Ship Report, Tuesday, October 7, 2025

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2025/10/07

Listener question about marine pilots and how they board shipsI got an interesting listener question, about the way that marine pilot's board a ship using a pilot ladder. The answer illustrates how dangerous the job is, and how much pilots must rely on their own expertise and judgement, moment to moment, to safely do their jobs.

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The Ship Report, Monday, October 6, 2025

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2025/10/06

A blue water cruise ship heads downriver after a stint in PortlandToday we'll talk about an interesting and unusual sight that happened on Sunday on the river: a big bluewater cruise ship was heading downriver and out to sea from Portland.We'll talk about why she was all the way upriver in Portland, since such ships generally stop in Astoria and go no further upriver except perhaps to anchor off the downtown waterfront while they are in town for the day.

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The Ship Report, Thursday, October 2, 2025

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2025/10/02

A look at our eccentric regional weatherToday we'll take a look at this week's storm, which brought stormy conditions some places around the region, but missed others.

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The Ship Report, Wednesday, October 1, 2025

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2025/10/01

Update on the weatherWell, in typical Mother Nature fashion, she's doing what she likes, and our predicted storm is a bit late. But arrive it will, and will likely make things messy for vessels out in it, and delay departures for ships that are in port here. We'll talk today about what to expect, with the usual caveat, "subject to change."

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The Ship Report, Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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2025/09/30

Weather comin' in, as we bid farewell to SeptemberWe have some of our usual, messy fall weather coming in today, and I thought it would be a good time to review some of the weather jargon we start to see in our forecasts at this time of year, and what those words and numbers mean.We'll talk about ships on the bar in bad weather, and also what's happening with other river bars along our PNW coast, where vessels may also be seeking refuge from the storm.

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The Ship Report, Monday, September 29, 2025

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2025/09/29

Big changes to the Ship Report this weekBig changes happening as of this week, with regard to the show.Beginning this week, the Ship Report will no longer air on KMUN on Fridays, but will air Monday-Thursday instead, and as a podcast on my website at shipreport.net.KMUN will air the Ship Report twice a day on the radio, at 8:49 am and again at 5:49 pm, Monday through Thursday.The changes come on the heels of big federal funding cuts to the station, which have resulted in their needing to make

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The Ship Report, Friday, September 26, 2025

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2025/09/26

The Polar Star is home from Antarctica, a sign of fall in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in AntarcticaWe see many signs of fall in the Pacific Northwest, as cruise ships head south. One beloved ship, the icebreaker USCGC Polar Star, heads north to Seattle to prepare for another round of her annual mission: Operation Deep Freeze, where she breaks a navigable channel through pack ice to open McMurdo station to the world, which means access to supplies and fuel.

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The Ship Report, Thursday, September 25, 2025

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2025/09/25

Who's on the river today?A look at today's ship traffic, and a change in the weather coming this weekend.

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The Ship Report, Wednesday, September 24, 2025

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2025/09/24

On any given day, there's a lot going on upriver with vessels that downriver folk don't seeThe Columbia River is a busy water highway, with lots of vessels working, many of them upriver in places that folks near Astoria and even upriver in Portland and Vancouver, don't see. Today we'll talk about some of what happens as vessels do their work upriver.

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00:09:23

The Ship Report, Tuesday, September 23, 2025

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2025/09/23

The research vessel Atlantis is at the Port of AstoriaOne of my favorite ships is here in town: the research vessel Atlantis. She's owned by the US Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, located on Cape Cod. She's been doing research on underwater volcanoes in the Pacific in recent years. She comes into Astoria occasionally to change crews, pick up supplies, etc.She's a superstar of a ship, she's been the subject of many documentaries about her and her famous

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The Ship Report, Monday, September 22, 2025

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2025/09/22

Cruise ship pollution and beyond - a look at effluent treatment and handling, at sea and on land.A listener raised an issue about cruise ships and the pollution they create, so I thought I'd explore that topic today. As I was gathering info, I started looking at how sewage is treated both on land and at sea. Turns out, while wastewater treatment is a lifesaver, we are a planet filled with people, and that can be hard on our waterways, despite modern technology.

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The Ship Report, Friday, September 19, 2025

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2025/09/19

The Coastal Jet: an interesting weather phenomenon we could see here this weekendToday we'll talk more about the weather, which is in for a change this weekend, and about an unusual meteorological phenomenon we could see called the coastal jet that happens from time to time here. It causes winds along the coast to speed up, sometimes dramatically, while winds offshore can be much calmer.

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The Ship Report, Thursday, September 18, 2025

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2025/09/18

Salt water wedge: a an interesting feature of the Columbia River estuaryToday we'll talk about one of the most fascinating aspects of the lower river: the presence of a massive salt water wedge that occurs when the tide is rising, as heavier salt water sinks beneath fresh river water.

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The Ship Report, Wednesday, September 17, 2025

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2025/09/17

New moons, tides, solar eclipses - all part of our cyclic natural worldThe next two weeks are packed with astronomical happenings: a new moon, a solar eclipse, and the autumnal equinox. We'll talk about them in the context of our natural maritime world, where life continues in habitual patterns that play out in tides, moon cycles and waning daylight at this time of year. And, our coastal weather, which continues to see cyclic changes as well.

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The Ship Report, Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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2025/09/16

Serenade of the Seas visits Astoria on a repositioning cruiseThis morning we'll see the Serenade of the Seas, a big, blue-water cruise ship that will be docked at the Port of Astoria all day. She's on her way back down south for the winter, having stopped here in May when she was headed north for a summer of cruises in the Puget Sound region and perhaps Alaska.Astoria's cruise ships are usually these repositioning cruises, which move ships between summer and winter cruising areas, with a

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The Ship Report, Monday, September 15, 2025

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2025/09/15

A bit about the weather, a solo sailor, ships and... a touch of pneumonia...Apologies for my absence from this platform last week. I was diagnosed with pneumonia a week ago Sunday, and this week has been spent getting enough strength back to sit at my computer. Glad to feel well enough for that!I was flat out on the couch last week, but I'm glad to be back, though I'm moving slowly. Looking forward to reclaiming my energy in the coming weeks.Today we'll talk a bit about the weather

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The Ship Report, Friday, September 5, 2025

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2025/09/05

More about ships and cargo on the river todayA snapshot of who's on the river today, and a bit about anomalies in the ship schedule, and a look at one cargo ship that's arriving today that isn't handling any cargo at all.

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The Ship Report, Thursday, September 4, 2025

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2025/09/04

Who's on the river today?A look at today's ship schedule, with details about various about ships, protocols and cargo.

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