The Ship Report: Rose Festival Finale as ships depart Portland
About this episode
The episode discusses the departure of the Rose Festival Fleet ships from Portland and the weather conditions they will face.
The Ship Report, Monday, June 8, 2026 Today we'll talk about the Rose Festival Fleet ships leaving the seawall in Portland, where they spent the weekend giving tours to visitors. They are the US Navy destroyer USS Chafee, and the Canadian Navy ship the HMCS Max Bernays.They'll depart along with another military ship, the USNS Watkins, which has been in Astoria the past few days. We'll also talk about the weather conditions these ships will encounter when they leave the river, and why marine weather forecasts are so important.
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