The Ship Report

Fisher Poets Remembered: Harrison "Smitty" Smith Today, again, we honor past Fisher Poet greats. Harrison "Smitty" Smith was a Fisher Poet Gathering icon who was a performer at the very first gatherin...

23 Feb 20248min

Fisher Poets remembered: Jon Campbell Today and tomorrow, we'll take a look at some great past artists of Fisher Poet fame, as the annual Fisher Poets Gathering approaches, happening this weekend in A...

22 Feb 20248min

Today's ship schedule A  look at today's ship schedule - the comings and goings on the river.

21 Feb 20248min

The Desdemona Sands lighthouse: a bit of lower Columbia history Today, in answer to a listener question, we take a look at the long and illustrious history of lighted navigational aids and rescue stat...

20 Feb 20248min

A look at today's ship schedule Today, to round out the week, we'll take a look at today's ship schedule, and talk a little about the cargo ship, the Manila Trader, that is still at the Port of Astori...

16 Feb 20248min

Latest on Oregon Offshore Wind Projects The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, BOEM, released the latest info this week on the proposed floating offshore wind energy projects slated for southern Orego...

15 Feb 20248min

But wait, there's more!... Part 3 of A Bit about Tugboats... A timely listener question led me into another interesting line of thought about tugboats and how they control their barges, and so... I br...

14 Feb 20248min

A Bit about Tugboats, Part 2 Yesterday we started talking about tugboats, and there was so much to say that I decided to to do a second episode. Tugboats are the maritime essence of the saying, "big t...

13 Feb 20248min