The Ship Report

An icebreaker joins the USCG Alaska fleet The US Coast Guard has purchased the Aiviq, a commercial icebreaker previously used to support Arctic oil production operations. She'll become a medium icebre...

20 Aug 20248min

Autumn is in the air, and with it, thoughts of the Beaufort Wind Scale With some tempestuous weather happening the past few days, and that feeling in the air, we all know that fall is not far away eve...

19 Aug 20248min

Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership receives EPA grant for local projects Today we'll talk about a large grant that the EPA just awarded to a local environmental group, the Lower Columbia Estuary Partn...

16 Aug 20248min

A military vessel named Bob Hope with an interesting history Today, an unusual vessel arrives on the Columbia: the Bob Hope, a military car carrier. We'll talk about her interesting history and the m...

15 Aug 20248min

A look at car carriers Today we take a look at an often-seen, odd-looking and highly effective vessel here on the Columbia: the amazing car carrier, whose purpose is to carry vehicles. Without them, ...

14 Aug 20247min

Being a Good Samaritan is the law on the water, but also a matter of reality and tradition Today we'll talk about why mariners must, by law, help one another if someone is in trouble on the water. It'...

13 Aug 20248min

Upriver vessel handling on the Columbia Often we focus here, on the Ship Report, on the portion of the river between Astoria and the ocean, where things are quite dramatic and treacherous on a regula...

12 Aug 20248min

What Water Holds, by Tele Aadsen Today's the final segment of my interview with author and Fisher Poet Tele Aadsen.

9 Aug 20248min