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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, Friday, August 8, 2025

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2025/08/08

Pat Dixon: maritime author interview about his new book of poetry, "Mending Holes," Part 5Today’s episode concludes this week’s interview series, where I’ve been sharing excerpts from my interview with Pat Dixon, fisher poet and author of the new book of poetry, Mending Holes.Many thanks to Brad Wartman of the FisherPoetry Archive Project for his help engineering and recording this interview on Zoom You’ll find Brad’s extensive library of Fisher Poet Gathering and other maritime related

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The Ship Report, Thursday, August 7, 2025

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2025/08/07

A chat with fisher poet Patrick Dixon, about writing, life and his new book of poems, Part 4We’re continuing my interview with Pat Dixon, fisher poet and author of the new book of poetry, Mending Holes.Today, Pat and I will talk more about his creative process as an author, and about how the book got its name.

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The Ship Report, Wednesday, August 6, 2025

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2025/08/06

Interview with author and poet Patrick Dixon about his new book, "Mending Holes," Part 3Today we’re continuing to hear parts of my interview with Fisher Poet and author Pat Dixon, who just published a book of poetry called Mending Holes, about his memories of life as a commercial fisherman. One of the topics I love to explore with people who make their way in the creative arts, is to ask them about their process: how do these magical works come to be, seemingly out of thin air. Every

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The Ship Report, Tuesday, August 5, 2025

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2025/08/05

Interview with Pat Dixon, author of the new book of poetry: "Mending Holes," Part 2Today we continue my interview with fisher poet and author Pat Dixon about his new book, "Mending Holes," a collection of his poetry, all about his life as a commercial fisherman in the waters of Alaska. Today, Pat shares some poems from the book.

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The Ship Report, Monday, August 4, 2025

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2025/08/05

Author interview: Fisher Poet Patrick Dixon and his new book, "Mending Holes"This week I'll be talking with Fisher Poet Pat Dixon about his life as a commercial fisherman, author, photographer and educator, and about his new book of poetry, "Mending Holes."

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The Ship Report, Friday, August 1, 2024

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2025/08/01

An interview with Columbia River Bar Pilot Captain Dan Jordan, as the Buoy 10 fishery beginsToday begins one of the most anticipated annual fishing events in the region: the Buoy 10 recreational fishery on the Columbia River.Hundreds of boats will dot the river this month, filled with eager folks hoping to catch salmon, and that can spell trouble when small boats get too close to giant ships.Today I'll talk with Columbia River Bar Pilot Capt. Dan Jordan, about how to stay safe during Buoy

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The Ship Report, Thursday, July 31, 2025

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2025/07/31

Listener questions about tsunamisA few listener questions today regarding this week’s tsunami, caused by an earthquake in the ocean to the north of us.And a few key takeaways:Consider this a dry runDon’t get complacentIf you feel an earthquake here, don’t wait for someone to tell you it’s an emergency – head for high ground as fast as you can. You may only have 20 minutes before a damaging tsunami hits.

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The Ship Report, Tuesday, July 29, 2025

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2025/07/29

A ship horn signal that could be heard more often on the river in AugustYesterday I heard a ship do its five-blast warning signal on the river, letting a sailboat know of its presence and cautioning it to stay out of the ship's path.This is a standard horn signal that ships and boats use when they see a potential issue developing and want to head off any possible problems with a nearby vessel.With Buoy 10 fishing season approaching, it's a signal we land-dwellers who live near the river may

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The Ship Report, Monday, July 28, 2025

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2025/07/28

How old fashioned navigation methods can still save the day when modern aids can'tLast week, global internet service provider Starlink experienced a service outage for over two hours, causing difficulties for lots of remote users, including ships and boats, especially those far from land.While electronics are great, it's also a good idea to have some old fashioned navigation equipment and skills up your sleeve to enable you to carry on safely until outages are fixed.

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The Ship Report, Friday, July 25, 2025

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2025/07/25

US carrier Matson says no to electric vehicles, citing lithium ion battery riskThe US ocean carrier Matson has decided to no longer ship electric vehicles, because of the increasing frequency of what analysts believe are lithium ion battery caused fires on car ships. Despite newer industry recommendations designed to make ships safer, these fires remain a deadly, and usually in practice, uncontrollable hazard on board.

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The Ship Report, Thursday, July 24, 2025

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2025/07/24

Who's on the river today?We've been talking about other things this week so far. Let's take a look today at our ship schedule.

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The Ship Report, Wednesday, July 23, 2025

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2025/07/23

We see them every day, but likely ignore this big influence in our lives: What causes tides?Today, as part of the answer to a listener question, I thought it would be good to take a look at why tides happen. This influence is huge in our lives here on the coast and on the river, and it's interesting and helpful to understand what's driving it.

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The Ship Report, Monday, July 21, 2025

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2025/07/21

Thank you, a bit about music, being brave and, oh - tidesToday's show is a bit of a mix: I wanted to thank the folks who came down to the Ten Fifteen Theater to hear my Ship Report talk and to hear Jerry and me perform on stage (eek!), and then a bit about tides, and how there is a vast difference in tidal schedules between what we Astoria and Vancouver/Portland.

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The Ship Report, Friday, July 18, 2025

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2025/07/18

The busy upriver ColumbiaWe see a lot of ships go by on the lower river near Astoria, but the river upstream past Longview is often busier, with a variety of vessel traffic all doing local work: tugs and barges hauling cargo, ship handling tugs, and ships being moved from anchorages to nearby berths.

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The Ship Report, Thursday, July 16, 2025

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2025/07/17

A Ship Report talk in Astoria on Saturday, and some musicThis Saturday the 19th, at 10:30am, I'll be appearing at the 1015 Theater in Astoria, as part of their big Performathon fundraising event, which runs all day and into the night. I'll be sharing memories of a trip I took on a cargo ship when I traveled from the Columbia River up to Puget Sound and south to San Francisco. It was an unforgettable experience.Then at 10:45, my husband, Jerry Middaugh, and I will perform some folk music

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The Ship Report, Monday, July 14, 2025

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2025/07/14

The Pacific Collector: another interesting military vessel on the riverToday we see the Pacific Collector arriving from Honolulu, after a doing her specialized work of tracking missile defense testing. She's one of a host of US military ships we see on the river, along with her sister ship, the Pacific Collector.

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The Ship Report, Tuesday, July 8, 2025

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2025/07/08

Let's take a look at one shipLet's take a look at one ship on today's schedule. It's path traces a winding route from Russia through the Panama Canal to Portland, a journey of more than a month at sea.

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The Ship Report, Monday July 7, 2025

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2025/07/07

Minding the weatherA look at today's gusty weather and how to plan accordingly if you're going out on a boat. One thing to remember: the experience of being on the river is very different when you are out on a boat from the way it is on land, even on the shore. And any precautions you take for the river goes double out in the ocean, where risks can be greater.

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The Ship Report, July 3, 2025

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2025/07/03

Staying safe on a boat means: prepare before you goNothing says summer like the 4th of July, comin' right up. If you're looking forward to boating this weekend, perhaps even in the ocean, here's a bit about how to give yourself the best opportunity to stay safe on our challenging but beautiful Pacific Northwest waterways.

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The Ship Report, Wednesday, July 2, 2025

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2025/07/02

A look at weather, ships and waterflow in the riverA little bit of everything today: a look at marine weather compared to land based forecasts, who's on the river today, and a bit about river flow and changing tides.

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