The Ship Report

Cruise ship season winds down in Astoria The next-to-last blue water cruise ship for the 2024 season arrives in Astoria today. We'll talk a litlte about that and also an update about the future on con...

7 Okt 20248min

Crowley Maritime crews receive safety award Today we'll look at a safety award for employees of Crowley Maritime tugs who assisted with rescues eariler this year. Their heroic actions are part of an a...

4 Okt 20247min

A look at the ship registries, or flags, of the ships on the river today Every ship sails under a flag of registry of a country somewhere in the world. Some represent the country where the ship's owne...

3 Okt 20248min

Why ships here tend to use the port anchor in the Astoria Anchorage Today, another listener question, about why ships generally use the port anchor when they anchor off Astoria in the river. And what ...

2 Okt 20248min

Drawbridges! You may drive over one frequently and not know it Drawbridges are an important part of our transportation system in the Astora/Warernton area. In fact, we couldn't get around without them...

1 Okt 20248min

A look at today's schedule, including a ship whose name means "hydrangea" in Japanese Today a look at the daily ship schedule and a few interesting details about ships, including one whose name means ...

30 Sep 20248min

A look at the weather, our waning daylight, and a bit about "tramp" bulk carriers Today, a look at our changing weather and how much daylight we are losing per day. Also, look at a common type of bulk...

27 Sep 20248min

Kokanee Salmon, a fresh water lake fish native to the PNW Today we'll talk more about a fish I mentioned on Wednesday's show: The Kokanee salmon, a freshwater lake fish that is also in parts of the Co...

26 Sep 20248min