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Coast Guard reminds mariners not to use emergency flares as celebration tools during 4th of July

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Editor

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

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Editor

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

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Editor

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

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Editor

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

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Editor

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.

Posted on April 2, 2018April 3, 2020 by Editor

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…