NORTH BEND, Ore. — The Coast Guard is searching for the master of a 32-foot fishing vessel that sank Saturday morning approximately 35 miles offshore Florence. Missing is Mike Morgan, 68. Watchstanders…
Category: Boating
DEATH INVESTIGATION WITH CAPSIZED BOAT NEAR NYE BEACH-LINCOLN COUNTY FRIDAY DEC. 17th
On Friday, December 17, 2021 at approximately 9:50 AM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel from the United States Coast Guard, Newport Fire Department, Newport Police Department and Pacific West Ambulance…
Oregon’s commercial crab fishery opens December 1
For the first time since the 2014-15 season, the ocean commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens as scheduled Dec. 1 along the Oregon coast. Commercial crab vessels can set gear Nov. 28 (the…
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Tide Strands Boats, 13 People Required Rescue Last Night Saturday May 29th
On May 29, 2021, 10:05 pm, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office and Tillamook Fire Department responded to a report of two boats stranded on the mud in Tillamook Bay. It was reported that…
Coast Guard urges boating safety this summer
SEATTLE —The Coast Guard urges boaters to be ready this National Safe Boating Week as summer nears the Pacific Northwest. This year National Safe Boating Week takes place Saturday through May 28. National Safe Boating Week promotes safe boating practices for recreational…
ATTENTION SMALL BOAT OWNERS AND OPERATORS: U.S. Coast Guard Implements New Law Requires Engine Cut-off Switch for Vessels less than 26 feet
WASHINGTON — Operators of recreational vessels less than 26 feet in length will be required to use an engine cut-off switch (ECOS) and associated ECOS link (ECOSL) as of April 1, 2021,…