The Ship Report

The Fisher Poets Gathering: remembering those now goneToday, to celebrate the opening of the annual Fisher Poets Gathering in Astoria, Oregon, we honor Fisher Poets who are no longer with us.We'll hea...

21 Feb 20258min

Fisher Poets Gathering Spotlight: Tele AadsenAs this weekend's annual Fisher Poets Gathering in Astoria, Oregon, approaches, we'll take a look today at a PNW author who's been a regular at the event f...

20 Feb 20258min

Annual Columbia River dam and lock maintenance begins in MarchThe Columbia River has dams and locks inland from Vancouver, and billions in commerce pass though those locks each year by tug and barge. ...

19 Feb 20257min

The Fisher Poets Gathering approachesToday we'll talk a little about the annual Fisher Poets Gethering happening this coming weekend in Astoria. And a look at today's ship traffic.

18 Feb 20258min

A look at the people in port who make ship transits and port stays happenWe've been talking this week on the show about People on the ships we see. So far we've talked about the people on board. Today...

14 Feb 20257min

Food: an essential ingredient to a happy life on board shipToday, continuing this week's theme of People on board ship, we'll talk about food. Fresh, well-prepared meals are essential to crew morale. ...

13 Feb 20257min

Life at Seahis week's theme on the Ship Report is People: the people on the ships we see passing by each day. Today we'll talk about what it's like at sea on board a cargo ship - what people do when t...

12 Feb 20258min

The Engineering Department: a vital, often unseen workforce on any shipA critical and ofen unseen workforce on any ship is its below decks engineering department. These hardworking, highly skilled fol...

11 Feb 20257min