ASTORIA, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated a 52-year-old man who reportedly jumped 60 feet from the top of a waterfall at Rock Creek Falls, located in the Washington in…
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Coast Guard Aircrew Rescues Man 100 Miles Off Oregon Coast
WARRENTON, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated an ill fisherman from a commercial fishing vessel 100 miles off of Pacific City, Oregon, Tuesday morning. An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk…
Coast Guard aircrew rescues stranded hiker from Hug Point cliffside Monday July 2nd
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued a hiker stranded on a cliffside near Hug Point on the Oregon Coast, Monday evening, July 2nd. An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from…
Coast Guard reminds mariners not to use emergency flares as celebration tools during 4th of July
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard reminds Pacific Northwest mariners not to use emergency flares as celebration tools and offers other safety reminders ahead of this 4th of July week. Nearly every year,…
Coast Guard suspends search for 17-year-old body boarder off Rockaway Beach, Ore
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard suspended its search at 9:42 a.m. for Samuel Allen, a 17-year-old boy off Rockaway Beach, Thursday. As we’ve come to the difficult decision to suspend this…
FATHER AND SON TRAGEDY ON THE BEACH IN ROCKAWAY
EDITOR’S NOTE: The U.S. Coast Guard search continued past 9 pm with multiple helicopters and boats throughout the afternoon and evening searching for the still missing 17-year-old. Local residents said that the…
National Safe Boating Week kicks off Saturday, May 19th
The Coast Guard kicks off National Safe Boating Week, an annual observance to promote safe and responsible boating and the value of voluntary, consistent life jacket wear by recreational boaters, Saturday. National…
Boating season begins in Pacific Northwest, Coast Guard reminds boaters to pay attention
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard is reminding boaters to be vigilant in practicing safe boating habits after a Tuesday (May 1st) night boat collision near Tongue Point left behind a damaged…
Coast Guard rescues four commercial fishermen 12 miles off Rockaway Beach, Ore.
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/592465/coast-guard-rescues-4-commercial-fishermen WARRENTON, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued four commercial fishermen after their 54-foot fishing vessel capsized off the coast of Rockaway Beach, Sunday evening. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from…
Coast Guard helicopter avoids drone strike in Port Angeles
SEATTLE – A Coast Guard aircrew was 300 feet in the air conducting training when they had a near-miss collision with a recreational drone in the vicinity of Fairchild International Airport, Saturday,…