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The Pacific Collector: another interesting military vessel on the river : The Ship Report Today we see the Pacific Collector arriving from Honolulu, after a doing her specialized work of tracking missile defense testing. She’s one of a host of US military ships we see on the river, along w...

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Let's take a look at one ship : The Ship Report Let’s take a look at one ship on today’s schedule. It’s path traces a winding route from Russia through the Panama Canal to Portland, a journey of more than a month at sea.

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Columbia River Ship Traffic : The Ship Report Podcast about "All Things Maritime," based in Astoria, Oregon, where the Columbia River meets the vast Pacific Ocean.

Tuesday Ship Schedule

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Columbia River Ship Traffic : The Ship Report Podcast about "All Things Maritime," based in Astoria, Oregon, where the Columbia River meets the vast Pacific Ocean.

Monday Ship Schedule

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Staying safe on a boat means: prepare before you go : The Ship Report Nothing says summer like the 4th of July, comin’ right up. If you’re looking forward to boating this weekend, perhaps even in the ocean, here’s a bit about how to give yourself the best opportunity to...

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An overview of current ship traffic : The Ship Report Today our ship schedule has just a few ships coming and going on the river. It’s a good time to talk about the commerce we often don’t see happening, that includes ships at anchor and ships already in...

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Columbia River Ship Traffic : The Ship Report Podcast about "All Things Maritime," based in Astoria, Oregon, where the Columbia River meets the vast Pacific Ocean.

Wednesday Ship Schedule

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Columbia River Ship Traffic : The Ship Report Podcast about "All Things Maritime," based in Astoria, Oregon, where the Columbia River meets the vast Pacific Ocean.

Tuesday Ship Schedule

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The Pacific Tracker: a specialized ship with a long and winding past : The Ship Report Today we will see the Pacific Tracker travel up the Columbia to Portland. She’s a military missile tracking ship that’s berthed at Swan Island’s shipyard. An interesting aspect of this ship is her pas...

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A look at the Tongue Point Job Corps Seamanship Program : The Ship Report To end our week-long series of talks with Len Tumbarello, Maritime Program Program Coordinator for NW Oregon Works, today we’ll talk about his previous work running the Tongue Point Job Corps Seamansh...

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Columbia River Ship Traffic : The Ship Report Podcast about "All Things Maritime," based in Astoria, Oregon, where the Columbia River meets the vast Pacific Ocean.

Friday Ship Schedule

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A look at a career in the Coast Guard : The Ship Report Today we continue my interview with Len Tumbarello, Maritime Program Coordinator for NW Oregon Works. We’ve been talking about maritime employment opportunities this week, but today we’ll talk about L...

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Northwest Oregon Works Maritime Program, Part 3 : The Ship Report Today we continue hearing excerpts from my interview with Len Tumbarello, maritime program coordinator for Northwest Oregon Works. He’s working to improve employment opportunities in the local maritim...

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Northwest Oregon Works Maritime Program, Part 2 : The Ship Report Today we continue my interview with Northwest Oregon Works Maritime Program Coordinator Len Tumbarello, about what kinds of maritime industry employment opportunities this new program could help gener...

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Columbia River Ship Traffic : The Ship Report Podcast about "All Things Maritime," based in Astoria, Oregon, where the Columbia River meets the vast Pacific Ocean.

Wednesday Ship Schedule

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Columbia River Ship Traffic : The Ship Report Podcast about "All Things Maritime," based in Astoria, Oregon, where the Columbia River meets the vast Pacific Ocean.

Tuesday Ship Schedule

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Northwest Oregon Works Maritime Program : The Ship Report This week we’ll be talking with Len Tumbarello, Maritime Program Coordinator for NW Oregon Works. A Coast Guard veteran, Tumbarello also ran a seamanship education at the Tongue Point Job Corps Progra...

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A US Navy ship arrives for tours in Astoria, the Rose Festival Fleet, and dredge season on the river : The Ship Report An opportunity Saturday to tour a US Navy ship that arrives at the Port of Astoria today. Likely the first of next week’s Rose Festival Fleet of arriving ships, including the USCG tall ship Eagle. And...

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Maritime scholarship for students opens doors to education : The Ship Report Today we’ll talk about a scholarship being offered through the Portland Merchant Exchange. It’s an opportunity for students interested in a career in the maritime industry to get some funding assistan...

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Should you sail to Hawaii like Oliver Widger? : The Ship Report It’s a wonderful story about a person escaping a soul-crushing rut, and making a bold decision to pursue a dream. Oregonian Oliver Widger sailed out of Warrenton last month (with his cat) and made it ...

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Tall ship accident shows the dangers of big rivers for vessels when something goes wrong : The Ship Report In the news this week is the accident in NY harbor, where a visiting tall ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge as the vessel was attempting to head out to sea. We’ll talk about the dangers of big rivers, and ...

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PNW Offshore Race 2025 : The Ship Report On Thursday morning, 19 sailboats set out from Ilwaco, Wash., out to sea across the Columbia River Bar. At an appointed time, they crossed the starting line and began a four-day race northward, 193 mi...

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Local fishing boat sinks in Grays Harbor Bar tragedy : The Ship Report We lost a commercial fishing boat on Friday morning on the Grays Harbor Bar, and the captain of the boat remains missing and is presumed dead. Three of the four people on board were rescued by the US ...

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What determines transit time on the river? Lots of factors, that include current, tides and displacement : The Ship Report Today we’ll talk a little about a somewhat mindboggling topic: what happens when a ship goes by… it’s connected to transit time, how long it takes a ship to get from one place to another. Massive ship...

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Columbia River Ship Traffic : The Ship Report Podcast about "All Things Maritime," based in Astoria, Oregon, where the Columbia River meets the vast Pacific Ocean.

Friday Ship Schedule

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An unusual cruise ship heads to Portland today : The Ship Report Today we’ll see the Pride of American cruise ship arrive from Hawaii and head past Astoria (not stopping there) and head upriver to the shipyard in Portland for maintenance. Arriving from Hawaii, she ...

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Columbia River Ship Traffic : The Ship Report Podcast about "All Things Maritime," based in Astoria, Oregon, where the Columbia River meets the vast Pacific Ocean.

Thursday Ship Schedule

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Columbia River Ship Traffic : The Ship Report Podcast about "All Things Maritime," based in Astoria, Oregon, where the Columbia River meets the vast Pacific Ocean.

Wednesday Ship Schedule

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A look at who's on the river today : The Ship Report A look at ship traffic, with some diversions into the “whats” and “whys” of particular ships traveling on the river today.

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