Editors Note: We just visited Cape Blanco Lighthouse in Port Orford a couple weeks ago, and were very impressed by the volunteer docents that provided the complete history of this light located…
Category: U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard aids mariner after vessel hits object, sinks off southern Washington coast
OIOpublisher WARRENTON, Ore. — Coast Guard crews aided a 67-year-old mariner after his yacht collided with an unknown object and sank 9 miles off Leadbetter Point State Park, Washington, Friday, July 28th….
Hashtag #savetheboathouse surfaces to save Pier’s End in Garibaldi
By Sayde Moser-Walker What do you do with an 80-year-old Coast Guard Lifeboat Station? The possibilities are endless. At least that’s how Kristen Penner and the Garibaldi Cultural Heritage Initiative feel. The…
Coast Guard responds to sunken fishing vessel in Warrenton Sunday Morning, July 16
WARRENTON, Ore. – Coast Guard crews are responding to the Warrenton Marina where the commercial fishing vessel Western Skies has sunk and is leaking fuel Sunday, July 16th. Coast Guard incident management…
Coast Guard Auxiliary Offers Class for Ocean-Going Mariners in Astoria July 29th
Have you wanted to go out on the ocean, but felt you weren’t quite ready? The Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering a class covering skills and knowledge necessary when crossing the Bar…
Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter Fir gets new commanding officer
ASTORIA, Ore. — Lt. Cmdr. Jason Haag assumed the duties and responsibilities as commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Fir relieving Cmdr. Kristen Serumgard, during a ceremony at the Fir’s mooring at…
Coast Guard, local agencies conduct joint exercise around base in Warrenton today June 29
WARRENTON, Ore. — Coast Guard and local agency partners will conduct a joint exercise at the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River base between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Thursday. The exercise will…
Coast Guard issues violations, stresses water safety before record heat wave hits Washington
(Editor’s Note: This Coast Guard report is from Washington, but a good reminder to all mariners about boating safety.) SEATTLE — The Coast Guard responded to three separate reports of disabled and adrift…
Vessel sinks, Coast Guard rescues 2 men off Oregon coast
WARRENTON, Ore. — Coast Guard personnel rescued two men aboard a 40-foot sailing vessel before it took on water off the Oregon coast near Tillamook Head, Thursday June 8th. A 47-foot…
Coast Guard rescues overturned boater near Astoria Friday May 26
The Coast Guard rescued a boater who capsized near the Lewis and Clark bridge in Warrenton, on Friday May 26th. A Coast Guard Sector Columbia River MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived on…