The Ship Report

New Year's Eve Ship Horns in Astoria

The Ship Report is back today after a holiday vacation. It was wonderful. Happy New Year!

On this first show of the new year, it's customary that I play my recording of the New Year's Eve ship horns on Astoria's waterfront. We'll also talk a bit about marine weather, our inbound and outbound ships, and a little about the history of this annual Astoria New Year's happening.

Ship horns on New Year's Eve here is a special tradition, one that varies from year to year depending on the ships that happen to be visiting our city. What happens is the bar pilots ask any ships that are anchored in the river off Astoria at midnight on New Year's Eve, to please sound their horns at the stroke of midnight. (Technically the "horns" are referred to as ship's whistles, but they sound much more like horns.)

These moody, ethereal sounds are a bit of Astoria magic, echoing through the night air. Enjoy.

More from Fisher Poet and author Tele Aadsen

Today the final segment in our archive interview with Fisher Poet and author Tele Aadsen. Her book, "What Water Holds,"  was published this year. We talked earlier this year for the Ship Report.

Tele Aadsen: more from the Ship Report archives

This week we're hearing more from the Ship Report archives: parts of a great interview with Fisher Poet and author Tele Aadsen. He book, "What Water Holds," was published this year. Today is Part 2 in a series.

More from the Ship Report archives: a chat with Fisher Poet and author Tele Aadsen

This week we're continuing our dive into the Ship Report archives, featuring a few interviews from earlier this year. Today, we'll revisit a chat with Tele Aadsen, Fisher Poet, commercial fisherman, and now author. We're talking with Tele about her memoir published earlier this year, called, "What Water Holds."

A look back at 2023: Part 5 - a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

The final installment in our series this week from the Ship Report archives. This week we've been hearing excerpts from an interview recorded earlier this year, with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots in Astoria.

A look back at 2023: Part 4 - a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

Part 4 in our look back into the Ship Report archives: interview with Samantha Steerman, Columbia River Bar Pilots vessel movement coordinator. She helps ships and pilots connect on the river, and helps ensures smooth passage for cargo on the Columbia.

A look back at 2023: Part 3 - a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

Today, Part 3 in our look back in the 2023 archives. A chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel movement coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots. She's the first woman ever to hold that position.

A look back at 2023: Part 2 - a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

Today we continue our look into the Ship Report archives - more from an interview earlier this year with Samantha Steerman, vessel movement coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots. Today is Part 2.

A look back at 2023: a chat with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator for the Columbia River Bar Pilots

This week we'll be revisiting a great interview series from this past year: we'll talk this week with Samantha Steerman, vessel coordinator and dispatcher for the Columbia River Bar Pilots. He work is unseen and vital on the river. She's one of an invisible army of maritime professionals who keep everything running smoothly with ship traffic  on the Columbia. Today is Part 1.

Cruise ship rescues crew of sinking cargo ship

Today, the story of another Carnival Cruise lines ship (not the Carnival Panorama but the Carnival Vista) that made a dramatic crew rescue off the Dominican Republic when a cargo ship sank.