The Ship Report

Who's on the river today?

A look at today's ship traffic on the Columbia.

The Polar Star and Operation Deep Freeze

Each year the USCG heavy icebreaker Polar Star heads to Antarctica to spend the Northern Hemisphere winter opening a channel through the ice during the Antarctic summer.

The ship has just completed her mission and is heading home to Seattle. We'll talk about why this unique ship was there, and why her mission is so important.

What's happening in the anchorage?

The Astoria Anchorage is an interesting place, with lots going on out there on the water.

Today we'll take a look at some of the common but interesting things you might see if you're out on the Riverwalk or driving through town.

Whether it be vessels or aircraft, a cargo ship or the US Coast Guard, what you're seeing are carefully planned maneuvers involving skilled professionals, and often talented young people learning the ropes of maritime work.

Who's on the river today?

A look at today's ship schedule.

The Columbia River Ship Channel

Today, a look at another largely unseen but very important aspect of maritime travel on the river: the Columbia River Ship Channel.

A valuable coastal resource we use every day that you might not realize

Today, we'll take a look at a valuable coastal resource we use every day and probably don't realize it: NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Another one of those unseen but vital facets of life on the coast.

Weather, anyone? That forecast came from NOAA.

Who's on the river today?

Let's take a look at who's plying the waters of the Columbia today.

Archive week on the Ship Report: Rescue Swimmer, Part 5

Part 5 of this week's interview with a USCG rescue swimmer.

Archive week on the Ship Report: Rescue Swimmer, Part 3

Part 4 of this week's interview with a USCG rescue swimmer.

Archive week on the Ship Report, Part 3

Part three of this week's interiew with a USCG rescue swimmer.