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The Ship Report is
now on  !
Go to twitter.com/shipreport
for updates
on ship traffic and other maritime tidbits!
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Columbia
River Ship Report
Daily
Ship Schedule
Posted
Weekday Mornings
(Schedules Approximate and
Subject to
Change)
INBOUND
- PAN LEADER – KOREA TO
ASTORIA ANCHORAGE
(AST ETA~12:30PM)
ASTORIA
ANCHORAGE
- VEGA ROSE – TO KALAMA
– CORN, SOY OR WHEAT (DEP~8AM)
- BIANCO VENTURE –
AWAITING ORDERS
OUTBOUND
- OAKLAND – DEP
VANCOUVER – PETROLEUM (AST ETA~11AM)
- ATB OCEAN RELIANCE –
DEP PORTLAND – PETROLEUM
(AST ETA~12:30PM)
- C.S. RAINBOW – DEP
KALAMA – CORN, SOY OR WHEAT
(AST ETA~4:30PM)
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Approximate
Vessel Travel Times:
(Times vary according to tidal conditions, current, weather,
and individual vessel horsepower)
- Portland/Vancouver -Astoria: 6-6.5 hours
- Kalama
-Astoria: 4.5 hours
- Longview
-Astoria: 3.75 hours
- Columbia
River Bar - Astoria: 1.75 hours
Tide
notes:
- Tide times
are often listed in 24 hour time - for times after noon,
subtract 1200
from the time to get regular clock time. Ex: 1300 hrs - 1200 = 1:00 pm)
- Also, tides
are referenced to Mean
Lower Low Water, a
reference point for depth on many nautical charts. MLLW is the average
of the
lower of the two low tides in a day, over a 19-year cycle. Minus tides are
lower than MLLW.
- If
you're right on the
coast, subtract an hour from these times. Upriver, highs and lows
happen later.
For instance, in Knappa, add an hour. In Clatskanie, add 2 hours and 15
minutes.
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River
Facts and Other Tidbits:
Ship
Horn Signals
Commonly Heard off
Astoria:
- Five consecutive
horn blasts: warning signal
that means literally "I do not know your intention." This generally
means another vessel is in the way of a ship in the channel, and is being asked to move before they
collide.
- One
long blast followed by three short: signal
for the change of pilots. Soon after this signal, you'll see the pilot
launch Arrow II head out
to a passing ship, to facilitate the transfer of bar and river pilots.
- Note:
"Pilot transfer" is when a pilot disembarks or boards a ship. Ships
generally must by law have a river or
bar pilot on board when they are on the Columbia or Willamette Rivers.
The bar and river pilots have separate pilotage grounds defined by the
Oregon Legislature.
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The
R/V Marcus G. Langseth takes seas over the rail in a
gale off
Tonga in the South Pacific. Photo: Ted Koczynski Copyright 2009.
The Marcus G.
Langseth is a seismic research vessel
owned by the National Science Foundation and operated
by Columbia University. She spent several months in
Astoria in 2008, at the Port of Astoria's Pier 1. In early
2009, she left for the South Pacific to continue her
research, mapping the ocean floor.
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The
Columbia River
Ship Report
is a daily podcast featuring
info about ship traffic from around the world, along with recorded
interviews with mariners and other nautical folk
about issues ranging
from piracy to life at sea.
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Ship
Report
Audio Library
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(files
in .mp3 format)
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Coast Guard
Rescues during The Great Coastal Gale of 2007:
USCG Rescue Swimmer Ron Tremain talks about daring rescues performed in
Chehalis, Wash., where flooding rivalled the damage done by Hurricane
Katrina.
Recorded
at the Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, Oregon, Dec 6, 2008.
(38 min; 17.3MB
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The Crabpot
Tree Carol:
written by Clint Carter, sung by the Ilwaco Merchants Association
Singers.
To the tune of "Jingle Bells." Recorded at the Columbia Pacific
Heritage Museum in Ilwaco, Nov. 2007
(1:29 min; 702KB)
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The Great
Coastal Gale of 2007:
Warning Coordination Meterologist Tyree Wilde, of the National Weather
Service in Portland, talks about the devastating storm that hit the
Coast in Dec. 2007. Recorded at the Columbia River Maritime Museum,
Astoria, Oregon, Dec 6, 2008.
(55 min; 26MB)
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Pacific
Northwest Beach Hazards : featuring OSU Coastal Hazards Specialist
Pat Corcoran.
A
must-listen for everyone who spends time at the beach!
Recorded
at
Coast Community Radio studios, 2008.
(29 min; 10MB)
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