The Ship Report

More on wildlife rehab: what's the success rate when saving oil-soaked birds?

Today we hear Part 2 of my interview with Ginger Nealon, wildlife rehabilitation coordinator for the Wildlife Center of the North Coast, based in Olney, Oregon. They've been helping oil-soaked birds that were injured in a recent oil spill. Today we'll talk about how successful such efforts are, what you can do if you find an oil soaked bird, and how to contact and support the Center, which is a non-profit that is always in need of donations, and volunteers.

A reminder that the hotline to report an oil soaked bird in Oregon or Washington is 1-800-22BIRDS. If you'd like to reach the wildlife center of the north coast, they're wildlife rescue hotline number is 503-338-0331.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript061224.pdf

A look at wildlife rehabilitation, as experts try to save birds from a coast oil spill

Today we'll hear part one of a two-part interview with Ginger Nealon, wildife rehabilitation coordinator for the Wildlife Center of the North Coast.

The center, in Olney, Oregon, helps injured wildlife recover, often from enounters with humans. Their latest patients are oil-soaked birds, injured in a recent oil spill that's affected the coast locally here in Oregon and Washington.

Today we'll learn about why it can be challenging to save birds covered in oil, and what the process is like.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript061124.pdf

The Rose Festival Fleet departs Portland

After a visit for tours on the Willamette River waterfront, as part of the annual Portland Rose Festival, the Rose Festival Fleet will be heading downriver today. Look for the USS Montgomery, the HMCS Yellowknife and HMCS Edmunton heading dowriver today, leaving between 9 and 10:30 am. It looks like the USS Montgomery will stop at the Port of Astoria, while the Canadian ships will head out to sea.

You can track their locations on vesselfinder.com and marinetraffic.com as they travel downriver. If you look for them on those apps, they will be listed as "US gov vessel," or "CDN warship."

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript061024.pdf

A look at ships and cargo

Today a look at who's on the river, and some cargoes - such as: what's toluene?

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript060724.pdf

The Astoria anchorage can be a refuge for ships

While most ships anchored off Astoria in the river are waiting to load cargo, it can be a blessing for a ship with mechanical problems, as happened recently. A ship in need of repairs can wait there until a fix is complete, wait for ordered parts, or be in easy access for expert help. Far from the turbulence of the open ocean.

Astoria as a harbor offers a great deal to passing ships, as a port, a place with fuel and supplies and occasionally as a much needed refuge.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript060624.pdf

The Rose Festival Fleet heads upriver

It's Wednesday of Rose Festival Week, and the fleet is heading upriver to join the festivities. Today, ship watchers on the river between Astoria and Portland will see four military ships traveling: One US Navy ship, two Canadian Navy ships, and one USCG cutter. All ships will leave Astoria in the morning and arrive in Portland sometime in the afternoon.

The USS Montgomery is part of this year's Rose Festival Fleet. She'll be open for tours through Sunday at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland. For more info see the Rose Festival 2024 website.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript060524.pdf

The Rose Festival Fleet

This year's arriving Rose Festival Fleet ships will all be in Astoria today, and you'll have a chance to take a tour of a ship at the dock.

We'll talk about US and Canadian military ships stopping in Astoria before they head upriver to Portland for the annual Rose Festival there.

Show Transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript060424.pdf

Vessel strike suspected in Nehalem whale death

The necropsy results are out for the dead whale that washed up on the beach in Manzanita: bruising and internal bleeding suggest the whale died from a vessel strike.

We'll talk about this unfortunately not uncommon cause of whale death on the West Coast, and about some measures taken along the coast of California to route ships away from areas where whales are known to be. And about other voluntary measures ship operators can take to avoid whales.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript060324.pdf

Atmospheric rivers coming our way late this weekend

We've got a couple of atmospheric rivers headed our way beginning Sunday that could bring inches of rain to our region. We'll see what develops and talk about what forecasters are predicting.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript053124.pdf

A look at ocean swells and waves, and why some ships load cargo and go to anchor

Sort of a smorgasbord of info today: ocean swells and waves, ship schedules and why some upriver ships go to anchor after they've loaded cargo.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript053024.pdf