The Ship Report: A busy day on the river - let's look at who's coming and going!
The Ship Report, Tuesday, September 15, 2026After months of relatively small ship schedules, this week we're seeing an abundance of ships. Let's take a look!
15 Sep 7min
The Ship Report: The Ship Report's roots in community radio: KMUN in Astoria
The Ship Report, Monday, September 14, 2026As KMUN begins its fall pledge drive tomorrow, a little about how the Ship Report started there, and why I'm so grateful for this community station in Astori...
14 Sep 9min
The Ship Report: Boatlift: a heroic maritime response to 9/11
The Ship Report, Thursday, September 10, 2026Today we remember a tragic day in US history: September 11, 2001, when terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center in New York City, and the Pentago...
10 Sep 9min
The Ship Report: The Pacific Collector missile tracking ship passes by today
The Ship Report, Wednesday, September 9, 2026The Pacific Collector, a US military missile defense tracking ship, will head outbound from Portland Wednesday around 9 am, passing Astoria around 3. She's...
9 Sep 8min
The Ship Report: T he 2026 Golden Globe solo race has begun
The Ship Report, Tuesday, September 8, 2026Sixteen sailboats left Les Sables D'Olonne, France, over the weekend to compete in a unique race called the Golden Globe.Participants sail solo in boats equi...
8 Sep 9min
The Ship Report: Current, physics and big outboards
The Ship Report, Thursday, September 3, 2026While I've talked about the need to understand and work with current on the river, it seems that some vessels go out there any old time and do well. Let's t...
3 Sep 8min
The Ship Report: As our first storm of the season arrives, it brings with it the potential for interruption to ship traffic
The Ship Report, Wednesday, September 2, 2026We're having our first fall storm of the season today, and that brings the potential for interruptions to ship traffic as sea heights increase. Even if tha...
2 Sep 8min
The Ship Report: Meteorological fall begins
The Ship Report, Tuesday, September 1, 2026It's September 1st, and that means the end of meteorological summer and the beginning of meteorological fall. A slightly different designation than standard ...
1 Sep 9min
