The Ship Report

A look at ship traffic, and - hot weather is about to arrive Today we'll take a look at ship traffic on the river, and at the predictions for our upcoming holiday weekend heat wave. I'll be taking the...

3 Jul 20248min

Passage, afloat again at last Many of you have asked me about my boat, Passage, a long term restoration project I started 16 years ago with my dad. Friday she was launched and is doing fine. Here's a ...

2 Jul 20248min

A look at one of Astoria's old hometown ships: where is the USCGC Alert now? Earlier this year, the USCGC Alert, a Coast Guard ship that had been in Astoria for decades, was reassigned and replaced by...

1 Jul 20248min

Rogue Waves Today, a look back in the Ship Report srchives at an interview about rogue waves with Capt. Deborah Dempsey and Terry Wilson - both dear friends of mine. This interview is especially poign...

28 Jun 20248min

Part two of the Sinking of the Meteor: a gem from the archives Today we'll hear part 2 of the true story of the sinking of the commercial fishing boat Meteor, on the Columbia River Bar in the 1970s, a...

27 Jun 20248min

A gem from the archives: the sinking of the Meteor I need to take the next few days off, and so we'll hear a few shows from the Ship Report archives. The two part show that you'll hear today and tomor...

26 Jun 20248min

Getting around on the river Today we'll take a look at what factors affect how long it takes a ship to get from one place to another, on the ocean and on the river. Show transcript here: http://shipr...

25 Jun 20248min

Who's on the river? Today we'll take a look at today's ship schedule, including a Canadian tug with an unusual destination. Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript062424...

24 Jun 20248min