The Ship Report

USNS Mercy hospital ship heads downriver today We have an interesting vessel alert for shipwatchers today: the US Navy hopital ship the USNS Mercy heads downriver and out to sea this morning from the ...

29 Jul 20248min

Part 8 - CG41332 - more on Coast Guard training In this final segment of my lengthy interview with author John Kopp about his book, CG41332, we talk more about USCG training. The book, published in 2...

26 Jul 20247min

Part 7 - CG41332 - More on what changed after this tragedy Today, in Part 7 of an extended interview series, we hear more from author John Kopp about this book, CG41332, all about a Coast Guard accide...

25 Jul 20247min

Part 6: what changed in the USCG after CG41332? Today is Part 6 of my interview with John Kopp, author of the book CG41332, all about a Coast Guard tragedy on the Columbia River Bar in 1977. Three stu...

24 Jul 20247min

Part 5 - a close look at what happened aboard CG41332 Today we take a close look at the heart of this story: what happened aboard CG41332 in the harrowing time between when the boat flipped and when t...

23 Jul 20247min

CG41332, Part 4, how Kopp gathered the info he needed We're hearing an extended interview series, a chat with author John Kopp about his book, released in 2023, called CG41332, all about a little know...

22 Jul 20247min

CG41332: Part 3 - how the boat capsized We're into Day 3 of my interview with John Kopp, about his book CG41332m, about a tragedy on the Columbia River Bar during Coast Guard training in which three s...

19 Jul 20248min

CG41332: Part 2 of the story of a Coast Guard tragedy Today we continue hearing parts of an interview series featuring John Kopp. former USCG surfman, and author of a book about a little-known Coast G...

18 Jul 20248min