The Ship Report: Answers to listener questions
The Ship Report, Wednesday, July 1, 2026Today I'll answer a couple of listener questions about what it means when ship traffic numbers are low (hint: not much on a given day), and a question about car...
1 Jul 9min
The Ship Report: The USCGC Healy, a Coast Guard icebreaker, leaves Portland today
The Ship Report, Tuesday, June 30, 2026Today, an "unusual ship alert" for a unique US Coast Guard ship that we hardly ever see on the Columbia. The USCG Cutter Healy, the Guard's largest ship and an i...
30 Jun 9min
The Ship Report: The National Weather Service website was down on Sunday
The Ship Report, June 29, 2026It was in the “ordinary things we take for granted that are quite important” department: the National Weather Service on Sunday suddenly did not have weather forecasts av...
29 Jun 9min
The Ship Report: why do most ships use the port anchor in the river off Astoria?
The Ship Report, Thursday, June 25, 2026Continuing the theme of ships in the anchorage this week, I thought I would share another listener question about anchored ships. It has to do with a frequent c...
25 Jun 9min
The Ship Report: Why do anchored ships sometimes look so disorganized?
The Ship Report, Wednesday, June 24, 2026Today I'll answer a listener question about why anchored ships can look so disorganized. It happens when the tide is changing on the river.It's a good question...
24 Jun 9min
The Ship Report: How an anchor chain acts like a spring
The Ship Report, Tuesday, June 23, 2026The amazing anchor chainShips sitting calmly in the anchorage are actually far from still: they're doing a slow dance around an ingenious anchor and chain system...
23 Jun 9min
The Ship Report: Ocean Sensor update, and a look at wind and tide
The Ship Report, Monday, June 22, 2026Today, an update on the ocean sensors story from last week, and a look at how wind and tide greatly affect river conditions - something to pay attention to if you...
22 Jun 9min
The Ship Report: A look at how ships are scheduled and spaced as they transit the river
The Ship Report, Thursday, June 18, 2026It might seem like a ship is just moseying by on its way up or downriver, but the truth is a lot of planning and scheduling goes into the movements of every shi...
18 Jun 9min
