At 12:32 am Alaskan Time (1:31am PST) a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck 175 miles SE of Kodiak in the Gulf of Alaska, prompting a tsunami warning for Alaska’s southern coast and a tsunami watch…
Category: Oregon Coast
Epic Ocean Waves Battered Oregon Coast Jan. 18 – Don Best Images of Twin Rocks
From Cape Disappointment on the Long Beach Peninsula down to Lincoln City, and beyond, record-breaking ocean waves driven by storms at sea and high tides wreaked havoc on Thursday January 18th. One…
MAN SWEPT AWAY OFF ROCKS IN DEPOE BAY
News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: January 18th, 2018 2:00 PM On January 18, 2018 at approximately 11:20am the Oregon State Police responded to Depoe Bay for a report…
Beautiful January Day Provides Picturesque Ocean View – Photos by Don Best
Oh, ocean … waves and winds combined on Monday January 15th for some pretty spectacular wave viewing. Don Best captured it at Twin Rocks, and as he said, “I was so impressed…
Coast Guard rescues man stranded by high tide at Hug Point
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued a man who was stranded by a high tide at Hug Point near Cannon Beach, Sunday afternoon, January 14. The man was hoisted to safety…
Coast Guard reminds commercial crabbers, boating public to apply safety measures as Dungeness crab season begins
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard is reminding commercial fishermen and the boating public to remember safe boating practices and honor crabber-towboat lane agreements as the presoak period for the commercial Dungeness…
Whale Spoken Here – Whale Watch Week Dec. 27-31
Gray whales are visible from Oregon’s shore nearly year-round, but two weeks every year are special! The winter and spring Whale Watch Weeks along the Oregon coast are recognized as some of…
Sitka Center Artist-in-Residence Show and Tell – January 6
OTIS, OR – For the past few months, artists and scientists have explored Cascade Head and nestled into their studios to delve into their work as Artists and Scientists-in-Residence at the Sitka…
Coast Guard rescues injured surfer near Agate Beach, Ore.
WARRENTON, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued an injured surfer who was stranded on rocks near Agate Beach in Newport, Wednesday morning. The injured surfer was safely hoisted by an aircrew…
Final Port for First Ichimaru on North Oregon Coast Beach
The US Coast Guard reported a derelict vessel had come ashore between Hug Point and Arcadia Beach sometime around 2:50 p.m., Saturday December 2nd. A fiberglass boat lying on its top, covered…