The Ship Report

Buoys in the 'hood Today I thought we'd talk about some of the most ever-present and often ignored (by people on land) things in our river neighborhood - and that's navigational buoys. Vital for mari...

20 Jun 20247min

Research vessel Atlantis visits Astoria There's a very special ship at the Port of Astoria right now: the research vessel Atlantis is at the dock, taking a temporary break from her research work in th...

18 Jun 20248min

Interesting river anomalies Today we'll take a look at a couple of interesting natural occurences on the river that can pose challenges for boaters: whitecaps and eddies. A glimpse at our profound na...

17 Jun 20248min

Ship mystery solved: what was all that smoke? A listener contacted me and sent me a video to ask about huge quantity of smoke spewing from a passing container ship. The situation did indeed look rath...

14 Jun 20248min

Nehalem River canoeing death highlights an overlooked aspect of water safety The death of a canoist on the Nehalem River last week offers a good reason to talk about water safety in a different way. M...

13 Jun 20248min

More on wildlife rehab: what's the success rate when saving oil-soaked birds? Today we hear Part 2 of my interview with Ginger Nealon, wildlife rehabilitation coordinator for the Wildlife Center of t...

12 Jun 20248min

A look at wildlife rehabilitation, as experts try to save birds from a coast oil spill Today we'll hear part one of a two-part interview with Ginger Nealon, wildife rehabilitation coordinator for the...

11 Jun 20248min

The Rose Festival Fleet departs Portland After a visit for tours on the Willamette River waterfront, as part of the annual Portland Rose Festival, the Rose Festival Fleet will be heading downriver to...

10 Jun 20248min