ASTORIA, Oregon — Coast Guard and local salvage personnel discovered the potential source of the oil sheen and are working to minimize environmental impacts on the Columbia River near Astoria, Saturday. Coast…
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MAN SWEPT AWAY OFF ROCKS IN DEPOE BAY
OIOpublisher 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…
Coast Guard helo crew hoists 3 men at Ecola State Park Today Jan. 17th
A GoogleMaps photo shows Indian Beach where a Coast Guard aircrew rescued three men after they became stranded by the rising tide at Indian Beach, January 17, 2018. ASTORIA, Ore. — A…
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…
Flares are NOT toys: Oregon Coast Guard warns public of consequences of illegal flare lighting
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard is reminding the public of the consequences of illegal flare lighting after an aircrew witnessed the firing of multiple flares near Cannon Beach, Oregon, early Monday…
Coast Guard responds to bulk carrier aground in Columbia River near Crims Island
WARRENTON, Ore. — Coast Guard personnel responded to a vessel aground in the Columbia River near Crims Island at river mile marker 54.5, Thursday night. The 656-foot Liberian-flagged KM London ran aground…
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…
Triumph tows disabled dragger with 42,000 lbs of fish aboard through deep draft bar
ILWACO, Wash. — The Coast Guard towed a 58-foot fishing vessel after the crew lost use of their main engine about 17 miles west of Willapa Bay, Sunday, December 11th. A boat…
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…