The Ship Report: A look at why lines "part" and why it's so dangerous
The Ship Report, Wednesday, August 12, 2026Today, we take a look at the strain vessels are under in the work they do.And how weather can push things to the breaking point, causing lines and wires to "...
12 Aug 8min
The Ship Report: The Rule of 12ths, a way to gauge tidal dangers on the Columbia
The Ship Report, Tuesday, August 11, 2026Today we’ll talk about a useful guideline for navigating in heavily tidal waters like the Columbia. It’s called the Rule of 12ths.The Rule of 12ths divides the...
11 Aug 9min
The Ship Report: A look at today's ship schedule and tides in the river
The Ship Report, Monday, August 10, 2026Today we'll look at today's abundant ship schedule, and also take a look at this week's tides, which feature pretty big tidal swings between high and low tide. ...
10 Aug 9min
The Ship Report: The busy inland Columbia River
The Ship Report, Thursday, August 6, 2026. While ship traffic may seem slow some days on the lower river near the Columbia's mouth, there's plenty happening upriver near busy ports, and inland as far ...
6 Aug 8min
The Ship Report: Listener question about pilot boats and ships
The Ship Report, Wednesday, August 5, 2026A listener sent me an interesting question this week: asking why pilot transfers happen while ships are moving, because the process seems unsafe.Today I'll ta...
5 Aug 9min
The Ship Report: Smoky wildfire haze makes its way to the coast
The Ship Report, Tuesday, August 4, 2026The National Weather Service warns us this week to expect wildfire smoke on the coast, thanks to a change in wind direction. We'll talk about current air qualit...
4 Aug 9min
The Ship Report: Buoy 10 fishing is in full swing on the lower Columbia
The Ship Report, Monday, August 3, 2026The Buoy 10 fishing season is in full swing here on the lower Columbia, and I thought I would share my happy observations on our local docks yesterday afternoon....
3 Aug 9min
The Ship Report: Buoy 10 fishery opens this weekend
The Ship Report, Thursday, July 30, 2026On Saturday, August 1, we'll see a big influx of small fishing boats on the Columbia River off Astoria, Warrenton and Hammond. The beginning of August marks the...
30 Jul 9min
