Today we’ll talk about a little bit of everything: a new anchorage on the river, today’s ship traffic, and why I’ll be taking a little time away from the show next week (you’ll hear a great archive interview series) to tend to some medical needs.

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Today, a look at a new pilot boat folks are seeing on the waterfront in Astoria, and a bit about pilot boats in general: they’re a specialized boat built for a particular, demanding task.

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We’ll talk about today’s ships, including one that has a cargo that must be securely lashed down. We’ll talk about how ships keep cargo in place as they bounce around at sea.

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Today we’ll talk about the many grain ships that are currently on the river, and why it can take longer to load them than other kinds of ships, especially in the rainy PNW.

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A look at today’s ship traffic, including a Jones Act tanker carrying cargo between US domestic ports.

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Another interesting ship alert, this one for Saturday morning, when the missile telemetry and tracking vessel the Pacific Tracker passes by inbound to Portland. She’s always and unusual sight. We’ll also talk about the rest of our ship schedule for today.

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Today we’ll look at the marine weather forecast and talk a little about wind. Why does the wind come from the west, or some other direction? And a look at ship traffic.

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Today we’ll take a look at ship traffic, and at how the Columbia remains what it has historically been when it comes to cargo: an big export region for raw materials.

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We’ll look at ships on the river today, and also talk about the relationship between wind and waves.

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Today we’ll take a look at ship traffic and talk a little about the fairly standard color scheme you see on the bulk carriers that anchor here.

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