Coast Guard Cutter Elm arrives in Astoria for first time
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm arrives into the Columbia River enroute to their homeport at Tongue Point in Astoria, Ore. July 15, 2019. The Cutter Elm is […]
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Coast Guard completes phase II of Astoria-based housing project
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for 12 new family-housing units, including two American Disabilities Act compatible homes, and a maintenance building, Thursday, at the newly […]
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Summer Boating: Coast Guard Reminds Mariners of Boating Safety & Etiquette
As the summer heats up and boaters take to the water, the Coast Guard is responding to an increased number of preventable incidents and Good Samaritans are lending a hand. […]
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Coast Guard airlifts stranded hiker at Ecola State Park
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard airlifted a hiker stranded on a rock piling at Ecola State Park, Wednesday night, June 12th. An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, from […]
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Rescue of Paraglider at Cape Lookout Team Effort on Sunday June 2nd – UPDATED 6/4/19, 12:50 pm: PARAGLIDING CRASH RESULTS IN DEATH
UPDATE: News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: June 4th, 2019 12:44 PM On Sunday June 2, 2019 at approximately 5:00 PM, Oregon State Police was notified of […]
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Coast Guard responds to vessel grounded on Columbia River sand bar Sunday June 2nd
ASTORIA, Ore.— The Coast Guard responded to a 738-foot motor vessel which ran aground on the Miller Sands Bar, east of Tongue Point, Sunday. The vessel was able to pull […]
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Coast Guard medically evacuates fishing-boat captain suffering heart attack
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 55-year-old man reportedly suffering from a heart attack while captaining a commercial fishing vessel 20-miles west of Tillamook Bay, Thursday. An […]
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Coast Guard responds to fishing vessel grounded on Clatsop Spit near the Columbia River Bar entrance, Wash.
ILWACO, Wash. — Coast Guard crews respond to a commercial fishing vessel that grounded on the north side of the Clatsop Spit near the Columbia River Bar entrance, Monday, May […]
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Federal, State and Local agencies continue response to Ann Kathleen incident
BANDON, ORE. — Members of the Unified Command responding to the Ann Kathleen incident continue containment and cleanup operations on the coast near Bandon, this week. The four fisherman aboard […]
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Coast Guard tows disabled yacht to Newport
NEWPORT, ORE. — Coast Guard crew members, aboard a 52-foot Motor Lifeboat towed a disabled 93-foot motor yacht, to Newport Harbor, Saturday. The Station Yaquina Bay crew aboard the 52-MLB […]
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