COOS BAY, Ore. — The Coast Guard medevaced a hiker experiencing symptoms of a possible stroke Saturday August 15th in the Coos Bay area near the Upper Pony Creek Reservoir. Watchstanders at…
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Coast Guard rescues 2 teens near Fort Stevens State Park
OIOpublisher A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted two female teenagers Wednesday afternoon near Fort Stevens State Park in Hammond, Oregon. At 5 p.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Command Center…
Coast Guard rescues fisherman as vessel sinks near Columbia River entrance Tuesday July 28th
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, Wash. — The Coast Guard rescued a fisherman from the water Tuesday morning after his vessel began taking on water and sank near the Cape Disappointment bar. At 1:30 a.m.,…
Pacific City Water Rescue Tragedy Today July 15th
Pacific City, OR – At approximately 10:49 AM, Tillamook County Communications District 911 received a call regarding a capsized 12-foot rigid inflatable boat with 2 occupants south of Haystack Rock. The boaters…
Coast Guard assists after fishing vessel sinks near Florence, Ore.
ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard crews responded to a fishing vessel crew who abandoned ship in the early morning hours Monday June 29th near Florence. At approximately 1:50 a.m., Coast Guard watchstanders…
Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 3 on Oregon Coast Saturday
Brookings, Ore. — Crew members from Coast Guard Station Chetco River and good Samaritans rescued three men from a capsized vessel Saturday outside the mouth of the Chetco River. At 10:45 a.m….
Coast Guard rescues two kayakers near Haystack Rock, Pacific City May 16th
A Coast Guard aircrew rescued two kayakers in distress in the vicinity of Haystack Rock Saturday afternoon, May 16th near Pacific City. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector Columbia…
Coast Guard completes 13-hr overnight tow of fishing vessel offshore Port Orford, Ore.
NORTH BEND, Ore. – A Coast Guard 52-foot Motor Lifeboat crew towed a disabled 68-ton commercial fishing vessel Tuesday morning across the Coos Bay Bar, west of North Bend. Watchstanders at Coast…
Coast Guard makes masks for fight against COVID-19: Sew others may live
NORTH BEND, OR. — Coast Guard aviation survival technicians, better known as rescue swimmers, undergo some of the most intense training available in any military branch. They are highly conditioned rescue and…
Coast Guard rescues 2 people, 1 dog from vessel off Oregon coast
A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted two people and their dog early Saturday morning, Feb. 29th from their boat several miles off the coast of northwest Oregon. On Friday, Feb. 28th at 2:30…