The Ship Report

I got some great additional info I’d like to share about fueling ships locally. I learned that while car carriers fueling up here are indeed a rarity, bulk carriers do on occasion come into the river to get fuel...

Even though we aren’t seeing much rain in our region (yet) we are seeing other changes that show us the seasons are shifting and fall is here. Some of that information can be found in marine weather forecasts, and...

This turned out to be an interesting story: First of all, the ships in our anchorages here off Astoria tend to be bulk carriers. Occasionally maybe a car ship if they are having mechanical issues. But this ship stopped...

Oliver Widger is the Oregon man who is currently sailing south off Mexico, intending to sail alone, on a sailboat named after his cat, around the world. His story is inspiring, an “everyman” dream...

Our typical fall pattern of more rain inserting itself into the forecast, alternating with sunshine. Sea heights will rise next week. Fall continues as planned. The post Our weather shows signs of more fall...

Scientists are saying we are in for an intense El Nino period this winter. But what does that mean – what is El Nino, and its close relative, La Nina? And how will it affect conditions in the Pacific Northwest, in...

Let’s take a look at who is on the river today and what kind of weather they’ll be dealing with. The post A look at this week’s weather and today’s ships appeared first on The Ship Report .

What’s in store for the weekend with marine weather? We’ll take a look, and check out ships coming and going on the river. The post A look at weather and ship traffic appeared first on The Ship Report .

Today I’ll share some advice from our beloved Coast Guard personnel here locally, about the approaching PNW heavy weather season, and what you should look out for if you are boating and on the seashore. The post...

Today’s show is a bit of a potpourri, a little of this and that: I’ll be answering a question about the hospital ship USNS Mercy (yes, she’s still in Portland), a look at our ship schedule, and solo...

I’ve been on a bit of a tear about solo sailor Oliver Widger the past few days and have been sharing a lot of info on Facebook, as he departed from Neah Bay headed around the world alone. He plans to sail nonstop...

You may have heard of Oliver Widger. He’s the intrepid Portland man who, after getting a life-changing medical diagnosis, sold most everything, bought a boat and sailed to Hawaii with his cat. This week he’s...

This week we’ve seen some interesting ships in our Astoria anchorage, with gear we don’t normally see on an average day. We’ll talk about that and also take a look at ship traffic and our marine...

In this final segment of my interview series featuring round-the-world racing sailor Heidi Brown, we learn about how injuries are handled aboard a racing yacht, when a crew member was seriously injured as they raced...

Today we’ll hear more from my interview with Heidi Brown, the Astoria woman who returned this summer from sailing in the Clipper Round the World Race. She spent almost a year at sea on a boat with a crew of about...