GARIBALDI, Ore. — The Coast Guard will be hosting a public meeting to discuss the conclusion of the waterways analysis and management system (WAMS) survey and recent Aids to Navigation changes made…
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Coast Guard cutter returns to Oregon following $54 million cocaine seizure in Eastern Pacific Ocean
OIOpublisher ASTORIA, Ore. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert returned to their homeport of Astoria Friday following a 10,700 nautical mile, 65-day, multi-mission patrol, resulting in the interdiction…
Coast Guard rescues 5 from sailboat off Oregon coast
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued five adults aboard a disabled sailing vessel Wednesday, October 16th, 20-miles west of Yaquina Bay, Oregon. At approximately, 5:15 a.m. watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North…
Coast Guard to set safety zone for salvage operations in Columbia River
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to establish a safety zone to assist with salvage efforts on the Columbia River beginning Friday morning. Operations to remove the sunken tug ‘Diane’…
Coast Guard urges safe boating during holiday weekend
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard urges boaters in the Pacific Northwest to use extra caution while on the water this Labor Day weekend. Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of the…
Coast Guard Cutter Aspen maintains navigation aids in the Pacific Northwest
Coast Guard members established missing aids to navigation and realigned the entrance to Tillamook Bay this week during an ongoing mission along the Pacific Northwest coast. Coast Guard Cutter Aspen, a 225-foot…
Coast Guard rescues 3 stranded hikers from cliffs in two states
SEATTLE — Coast Guard crews rescued three stranded hikers Monday night, August 5th in two separate cases in Oregon and Washington. During the first rescue, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Bend,…
Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Chinook Harbor
SEATTLE — Coast Guard crews hoisted an injured man from a sport fishing vessel that ran aground near Chinook Harbor, Washington, Monday morning, August 5th. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River…
Coast Guard rescues 3 from island in Willapa Bay, WA
SEATTLE — Coast Guard crews rescued three people from an island in Willapa Bay after their canoe capsized due to weather, Monday evening, August 5th. One of the stranded individuals called 911…
Coast Guard Cutter Elm arrives in Astoria for first time
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm arrives into the Columbia River enroute to their homeport at Tongue Point in Astoria, Ore. July 15, 2019. The Cutter Elm is replacing the…