The Ship Report: Listener question about pilot boats and ships
The Ship Report, Wednesday, August 5, 2026A listener sent me an interesting question this week: asking why pilot transfers happen while ships are moving, because the process seems unsafe.Today I'll ta...
5 Aug 9min
The Ship Report: Smoky wildfire haze makes its way to the coast
The Ship Report, Tuesday, August 4, 2026The National Weather Service warns us this week to expect wildfire smoke on the coast, thanks to a change in wind direction. We'll talk about current air qualit...
4 Aug 9min
The Ship Report: Buoy 10 fishing is in full swing on the lower Columbia
The Ship Report, Monday, August 3, 2026The Buoy 10 fishing season is in full swing here on the lower Columbia, and I thought I would share my happy observations on our local docks yesterday afternoon....
3 Aug 9min
The Ship Report: Buoy 10 fishery opens this weekend
The Ship Report, Thursday, July 30, 2026On Saturday, August 1, we'll see a big influx of small fishing boats on the Columbia River off Astoria, Warrenton and Hammond. The beginning of August marks the...
30 Jul 9min
The Ship Report: A look at today's ship schedule
The Ship Report, Wednesday, July 29, 2026We haven't looked at ship schedules lately, so let's see who's coming and going on the river today.
29 Jul 8min
The Ship Report: The icebreaker USCGC Healy has mechanical issues during sea trials
The Ship Report: Tuesday, July 28, 2026Today we'll take a look at a ship that was recently in the Columbia River at the Portland shipyard: the USCGC Healy, a Coast Guard icebreaker. She ran into serio...
29 Jul 9min
The Ship Report: answering a listener question about maritime pilots
The Ship Report, Monday, July 27, 2026Glad to be back from last week off, with the answer to a listener question, and a little about "how I spent my summer vacation" with a bit about my beloved boat.
27 Jul 8min
The Ship Report: From the Ship Report archives: an in-depth look at Bulk Carriers, Part 4
The Ship Report, Thursday, July 23, 2026This week I'm taking a little much needed time off, so we'll be hearing a bit from the Ship Report archives, a really interesting interview i did with Columbia ...
23 Jul 9min
