Category: Boating

TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORTS BOAT STOLEN FROM PORT OF GARIBALDI ON SOCIAL MEDIA, REQUEST CITIZEN ASSISTANCE – IT WORKS! BOAT RECOVERED IN FEW HOURS

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EDITOR’S NOTE: I was going to post the Sheriff’s Office social media request for citizens to identify the suspects in this early morning boat theft from the Port of Garibaldi, and then see that it’s been updated. Social media can be a helpful tool and in this situation helped TCSO and the Port recover the boat in less than four…

“It’s been a really odd 48 hours” Astoria Police Chief Kelly; “Victim” Rescued by US Coast Guard from Columbia Bar, Wanted for Stealing Boat, Other Bizarre Incidents in Clatsop County, Seaside Police Make Arrest Friday Evening

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The US Coast Guard video went viral in minutes yesterday. It showed a dramatic rescue as a boat rolled in the waves on the Columbia River bar. You can spot a person aboard the boat attempting to get into the water as the Coast Guard helicopter swimmer is lowered … and then it rolls. The amazing rescue was…

Dory boat captain loses right to fish after multiple poaching incidents

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PACIFIC CITY, Ore.—OSP Fish and Wildlife Division brought charges against a commercial fishing captain operating a dory boat in Pacific City. NOAA Enforcement Officers assisted in the case. Tillamook County officials completed sentencing procedures June 27 for Charles “Joe” Evens, of Tillamook. Evens violated the terms of his commercial license by keeping fish he caught instead of selling and documenting…

UPDATE ON THE MEMALOOSE POINT BOAT LAUNCH DREDGING PROJECT

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Tillamook County Parks received the fully executed permit to dredge the Memaloose Point Boat Launch from the US Army Corps of Engineers on 8-4-22. Parks is doing everything within its power to find a contractor to do the work within the in-water work window which ends on 9-15-22. Should that not be possible, dredging will be delayed until the next…

Coast Guard, partner organizations to remove pollution threat from sinking ferry Astoria, OR; More about the sinking fromThe Ship Report

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ASTORIA, Ore. – The U.S. Coast Guard and partner organizations are scheduled to remove fuel and other pollution threats from the ferry vessel Tourist No. 2, Thursday. The Coast Guard initially responded Thursday, July 28, after receiving a report that the vessel was taking on water at the 6th Street Pier in Astoria. The Coast Guard authorized up to $200,000 to be…

ODFW urges sport crabbers to mark gear, orca entangled in unmarked sport crab gear

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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists and fishery managers want to decrease whale entanglements in non-commercial crabbing gear. While commercial gear is marked and there is a decrease in entanglements in commercial gear, a tragic entanglement occurred when an orca ran into sport crabbing gear. A fisherman found the orca’s body about 25 miles off Newport. It’s not clear…

42-foot Fishing Vessel Fire Off Manzanita Beach June 18th

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This morning, June 18, 2022 US Coast Guard crews responded to a 42-foot commercial fishing vessel on fire off the coast of Manzanita Beach, Oregon. The one person on board was rescued from the water by a Good Samaritan. Their current condition is unknown. The initial distress call to the #USCG came in at 6:30 a.m. The fire continues to…

Coast Guard urges boating safety this summer across Pacific Northwest

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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 27. National Safe Boating Week promotes safe boating practices for recreational boaters in order to reduce preventable accidents and deaths. The Coast Guard encourages boaters to become safer, always ready boaters this 2022 boating season. As air…