The Ship Report

The Carnival Panorama sails for Victoria Well, it's been quite a journey, but the Carnival Panorama cruise ship is now repaired and will head up to Victoria, BC, today to have her whale tail funnel re...

11 Des 20238min

This weekend is shaping up to be a typical Pacific Northwest winter weekend: rain, rain, rain, and ships coming and going. Today we'll talk about marine forecasts. In fact, there are several different...

8 Des 20238min

Today, a bit about the longstanding tradition of calling ships "she." It's a nautical tradition that goes back to at least the 1300s, and seems primarily popular in English speaking cultures. We'll t...

7 Des 20238min

We've gotten a whole lot of rain the past few days, thanks to atmospheric rivers that have blown through our area. The result has been incredible flooding and in some cases, stranded motorists maroone...

6 Des 20238min

Today we'll look at today's arriving ships on the Columbia River. Among them is the USNS Curtiss, a member of the Military Sealift Command fleet that often comes into the Columbia River. She's heade...

5 Des 20238min

We're in for a windy day on the coast today with lots of rain, potential for flooding, and elevated sneaker wave risk yet again, as swells from other storm systems join with our own local wind waves t...

4 Des 20238min

The saga of Carnival Panorama, the cruise ship with mechanical problems and lots of uneasy customers with holiday cruises planned, is slated to return to the Columbia River early tomorrow morning. We'...

1 Des 20238min

It's the holidays, and so we're seeing some of our beloved coastal traditions coming around again. One unique local maritime tradition here on the Columbia happens in the port town of Ilwaco, Washingt...

30 Nov 20238min