The world according to a couch potato
An alert reader writes:
So you are looking out your condo window wondering why in the heck you paid twice what your neighbor did for this view.Not to worry... see that tug and tanker out there? Wonder where it's from? Who owns it? Want a close-up picture?
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?level0=100 Looking up, you see a plane on final to PDX. Wonder where it's from? How fast it's going? How high it is? What its speed and altitude profile for the trip was? Who owns it? Where it was today? A picture?
http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KPDX Then you hear sirens down below, some shouting, then gunshots. Another mental health treatment by the PPD? And is that a fire in the distance? Listen live on an internet scanner!
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?ctid=2230 Want to see the flashing lights go by?
http://www.tripcheck.com/Pages/RCMap.asp?mainNav=RoadConditions&curRegion=14
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How to use the Marine traffic website:
In the top left column dropdowns pick
Pacific North
[US] Portland (the second one listed)
Between the Fremont and Broadway bridge is the Kagen
Clicking on it we find out:
Flag: Pakistan
Ship Type: Cargo
Status: Anchored/Moored
Speed/Course: 0 kn / 0˚
Length x Breadth: 226 m X 24 m
Draught: 9.2 m
Destination: KALAMA. USA
ETA: 2010-07-30 20:00 (UTC)
Received (119): 0h 1min 21s ago
(AIS Source: Columbia River Bar Pilots)
Clicking on details we find
Vessel's Details
Ship Type: Cargo
Year Built: 1986
Length x Breadth: 226 m X 24 m
DeadWeight: 65716 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 14.5 / 12 knots
Flag: Pakistan [PK]
Call Sign: AQPY
IMO: 8513015, MMSI: 463032101
A photo taken last year:
http://photos.marinetraffic.com/ais/showphoto.aspx?photoid=137315&size=full
Another thing to try is clicking on the Betty Lou across the river from University of Portland, then click on “Show Vessel’s track”
Posted by dman | August 1, 2010 1:31 PM