The Ship Report: Astoria honors lost mariners on Memorial Day

About this episode

The episode covers the annual Memorial Day ceremony honoring lost mariners in Astoria.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Astoria honors lost mariners in annual waterfront memorial day ceremony Today we’ll take a look at a memorial day commemoration that happened here in Astoria on Monday. This event has, in fact, happened each year, for many years. Family and friends gather on the banks of the Columbia for the annual Uniontown Association Maritime Memorial Day Ceremony. It happens on Memorial Day each year at 3 pm, rain or shine. The ceremony takes place at the Maritime Memorial, located on Bay Street, under the Astoria Megler Bridge. I attended this year, and I’ll share some sound from the event, and my impressions of what I saw and heard.

People in this episode

Host: The Ship Report

Topics covered

• memorial day
• ceremony
• maritime
• Astoria
• commemoration

Keywords

• Astoria
• Memorial Day
• maritime memorial
• ceremony
• Columbia

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Astoria, Columbia, Maritime Memorial, Bay Street, Astoria Megler Bridge

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