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Ship mystery solved: what was all that smoke?

A listener contacted me and sent me a video to ask about huge quantity of smoke spewing from a passing container ship. The situation did indeed look rather dire, with lots of smoke billowing in the air.

Turns out this situation was not an emergency, but was instead white steam from the ship's scrubbers. We'll talk about what that means, why some, but not all, ships have scrubbers - and what they do to improve life for all of us.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript061424.pdf

Nehalem River canoeing death highlights an overlooked aspect of water safety

The death of a canoist on the Nehalem River last week offers a good reason to talk about water safety in a different way. Most people think the water dangers here are on the coast: the beach with its sneaker waves and rip currents, the Columbia River Bar, and the river's cold water and strong tides.

But equally dangerous hazards await even in smaller waterways with seemingly calm conditions. All bodies of water demand respect and proper gear to stay safe.

The best protection against all of these hazards is life jackets - and it's high time we decided they're "cool" so people will wear them.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript061324.pdf

More on wildlife rehab: what's the success rate when saving oil-soaked birds?

Today we hear Part 2 of my interview with Ginger Nealon, wildlife rehabilitation coordinator for the Wildlife Center of the North Coast, based in Olney, Oregon. They've been helping oil-soaked birds that were injured in a recent oil spill. Today we'll talk about how successful such efforts are, what you can do if you find an oil soaked bird, and how to contact and support the Center, which is a non-profit that is always in need of donations, and volunteers.

A reminder that the hotline to report an oil soaked bird in Oregon or Washington is 1-800-22BIRDS. If you'd like to reach the wildlife center of the north coast, they're wildlife rescue hotline number is 503-338-0331.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript061224.pdf

A look at wildlife rehabilitation, as experts try to save birds from a coast oil spill

Today we'll hear part one of a two-part interview with Ginger Nealon, wildife rehabilitation coordinator for the Wildlife Center of the North Coast.

The center, in Olney, Oregon, helps injured wildlife recover, often from enounters with humans. Their latest patients are oil-soaked birds, injured in a recent oil spill that's affected the coast locally here in Oregon and Washington.

Today we'll learn about why it can be challenging to save birds covered in oil, and what the process is like.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript061124.pdf

The Rose Festival Fleet departs Portland

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 Astoria, while the Canadian ships will head out to sea.

You can track their locations on vesselfinder.com and marinetraffic.com as they travel downriver. If you look for them on those apps, they will be listed as "US gov vessel," or "CDN warship."

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript061024.pdf

A look at ships and cargo




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