A Coast Guard aircrew rescued two kayakers in distress in the vicinity of Haystack Rock Saturday afternoon, May 16th near Pacific City. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector Columbia…
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Coast Guard completes 13-hr overnight tow of fishing vessel offshore Port Orford, Ore.
OIOpublisher NORTH BEND, Ore. – A Coast Guard 52-foot Motor Lifeboat crew towed a disabled 68-ton commercial fishing vessel Tuesday morning across the Coos Bay Bar, west of North Bend. Watchstanders at…
Coast Guard makes masks for fight against COVID-19: Sew others may live
NORTH BEND, OR. — Coast Guard aviation survival technicians, better known as rescue swimmers, undergo some of the most intense training available in any military branch. They are highly conditioned rescue and…
Coast Guard rescues 2 people, 1 dog from vessel off Oregon coast
A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted two people and their dog early Saturday morning, Feb. 29th from their boat several miles off the coast of northwest Oregon. On Friday, Feb. 28th at 2:30…
Coast Guard rescues woman from cliff near Cape Falcon on Sat. Feb. 8th
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted an injured woman Saturday morning February 8th from a cliff side at Cape Falcon near Manzanita. At 11 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia…
Water Rescue in Netarts Bay Today, Monday, January 20th
Netarts Bay, OR – At approximately 1 PM, Tillamook County Communications District 911 received a call from a boater in distress in Netarts Bay. The lone occupant, a 72-year-old male from Manzanita,…
Coast Guard vessel capsizes near 36th Street pier in Astoria on Jan. 4th
ASTORIA, Ore. — A 26-foot Coast Guard Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boat capsized Saturday, January 4th with four crew members aboard near Pier 39 in Astoria. Four Coast Guardsmen were aboard the…
Coast Guard completes 5-hr tow of fishing vessel offshore Yachats, Ore. on Tuesday, Dec. 31st
A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew towed a disabled 52-foot commercial fishing vessel Tuesday night across the Yaquina Bay Bar approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Yachats, Oregon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard…
Tillamook County Shop with a Cop Celebrates 15 years
On Saturday, December 21st dozens of local law enforcement officers shopped at Tillamook’s Fred Meyer Store. The purpose of the Shop with a Cop program is to build an everlasting trust and…
Spirit of Oregon adorns Coast Guard’s North Bend helicopters
The artwork to be placed on the tail of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Coast Guard Sector North Bend, in North Bend, Oregon Nov. 22, 2019. The thunderbird design incorporates patterns and…