After a visit for tours on the Willamette River waterfront, as part of the annual Portland Rose Festival, the Rose Festival Fleet will be heading downriver today. Look for the USS Montgomery, the HMCS Yellowknife and HMCS Edmunton heading dowriver today, leaving between 9 and 10:30 am. It looks like the USS Montgomery will stop at the Port of Astor…

Today a look at who’s on the river, and some cargoes – such as: what’s toluene? Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript060724.pdf The post A look at ships and cargo appeared first on The Ship Report.By Joanne Rideout

While most ships anchored off Astoria in the river are waiting to load cargo, it can be a blessing for a ship with mechanical problems, as happened recently. A ship in need of repairs can wait there until a fix is complete, wait for ordered parts, or be in easy access for expert help. Far from the turbulence of the open ocean. Astoria as a harbor o…

It’s Wednesday of Rose Festival Week, and the fleet is heading upriver to join the festivities. Today, ship watchers on the river between Astoria and Portland will see four military ships traveling: One US Navy ship, two Canadian Navy ships, and one USCG cutter. All ships will leave Astoria in the morning and arrive in Portland sometime in the afte…

This year’s arriving Rose Festival Fleet ships will all be in Astoria today, and you’ll have a chance to take a tour of a ship at the dock. We’ll talk about US and Canadian military ships stopping in Astoria before they head upriver to Portland for the annual Rose Festival there. Show Transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscrip…

The necropsy results are out for the dead whale that washed up on the beach in Manzanita: bruising and internal bleeding suggest the whale died from a vessel strike. We’ll talk about this unfortunately not uncommon cause of whale death on the West Coast, and about some measures taken along the coast of California to route ships away from areas wher…

We’ve got a couple of atmospheric rivers headed our way beginning Sunday that could bring inches of rain to our region. We’ll see what develops and talk about what forecasters are predicting. Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript053124.pdf The post Atmospheric rivers coming our way late this weekend appeared first o…

Sort of a smorgasbord of info today: ocean swells and waves, ship schedules and why some upriver ships go to anchor after they’ve loaded cargo. Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript053024.pdf The post A look at ocean swells and waves, and why some ships load cargo and go to anchor appeared first on The Ship Report.…

The US Coast Guard released their 2023 boater safety stats this week. While fatalities are down, alcohol and boater inexperience remain big factors in water deaths and injuries. The bottom line: the ocean and the river near you are not a carefully controlled water park designed for fun times. Out on the water is the real deal, a place where Mother …

Yesterday a dead humpback whale over 30 feet long washed up on the beach at Nehalem Bay State Park near Manzanita, Oregon. Officials are working to determine the cause of death. This incident brings the total to 5 of whales that have washed up on Oregon beaches in the past year and a half. We’ll talk about possible reasons for whale death, other th…