Archives for Penobscot Bay

Maine Currents 1/6/16

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Today we do a 2015 year in review with clips from stories about Divest UMaine, an investigation by the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, Kim Ervin Tucker, scientists and lobstermen opposing the Searsport dredging project, the fight over mining regulations in Maine, the NRDC and Maine People’s Alliance’s federal lawsuit over the mercury pollution in the Penobscot River, Mainers opposing the TPP, and a story by Naomi Graychase , recording at “Bucksport, Then and Now”, and more — and we look ahead to 2016!

BoatTalk 4/10/12 (and September 2003 bonus episode)

Program Topic:big boat stuff
Key Discussion Points:
a) piloting big vessels in Penobscot Bay
b) elvers are big bucks
c) come boating sucess
Guests by name and affiliation:
A)
B) David Gelinas Penobscot Bay Pilots
C )
Call In Program: yes
Host :m joyce/a sprague
Engineer: amy browne

**Also archived along with this show is a show from September 2003, about which Mike writes: “This 9/03 BoatTalk episode is a classic – and about the best sea story you’ll ever hear. Present day Penobscot Bay Pilot Skip Strong describes his rescue of a tug & barge in a mayday situation in a tropical storm off Florida with a loaded oil tanker. This unusual situation resulted in the largest marine salvage award in history because of the very special cargo in the barge. Highly recommended BoatTalk’s greatest hit”