SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescue seven people over the weekend after the 143-foot yacht they were aboard took on water and became disabled 25 nautical miles off the Washington coast. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River command center received a radio call from the crew of the vessel at 6 a.m. Saturday, reporting Leer másCoast Guard rescue 7 aboard yacht off Washington Coast[…]
ASTORIA, Ore. — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a person Wednesday evening from a Disney Cruise ship approximately 180 nautical miles offshore of Grays Harbor, Washington. At 5:21 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a call from the cruise ship Disney Wonder reporting a 71-year-old passenger who appeared to be experiencing uncontrollable internal bleeding. Leer másCoast Guard medevac person 180 nm off Grays Harbor[…]
PORT ANGELES, Wash. – The USCGC Active (WMEC 619) and a HITRON crew returned to Port Angeles Wednesday after a 10,572 nautical miles and 55-day counter-drug deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Coast Guard Cutter Active crew and a HITRON aircrew deployed off the coast of Central America in support of counter-drug operations. Numerous Leer másUSCGC Active and a HITRON crew returns home after counter-drug patrol[…]
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard and multiple local responders rescue more than 20 people from the water in Deception Pass Saturday morning during a scheduled marine event organized by a local paddlecraft organization. At approximately 9:30 a.m. Saturday, multiple reports of distress alerted 13th Coast Guard District watchstanders to several kayak and paddlecraft users capsized Leer másCoast Guard, mass rescue in Deception Pass during a paddle event[…]
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescue five people from a life raft late Monday after a fishing boat sank approximately 20 nautical miles offshore from the mouth of the Umpqua River. The captain aboard the 67-foot fishing vessel Desire, homeported in Neah Bay, Washington, used a VHF-FM marine-band radio to hail Coast Guard Sector Leer másCoast Guard rescue five people 20 nm of Umpqua River[…]
ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard rescue 12 people and three dogs Friday from a flooding recreational vehicle park along Neskowin Creek in Tillamook County. A Tillamook County dispatcher contacted Coast Guard watchstanders Friday morning to request Coast Guard air assistance to evacuate individuals from the RV park due to rising waters and a threat Leer másCoast Guard helicopter aircrews rescue 12 people and 3 dogs[…]
SEATTLE – The U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard responded to a container vessel that lost 40 containers during heavy weather Friday 40 miles from the Strait of Juan de Fuca. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received notification from Prince Rupert Marine Communication and Traffic Services at 12:49 a.m. Friday that the shipping vessel Leer másVessel lost 40 containers near the Strait of Juan de Fuca[…]
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescue a fisherman in an emergency life raft Saturday 132 nm offshore of Grays Harbor. At 11:39 a.m., Friday, watchstanders at the 13th Coast Guard District Command Center received an emergency position indicating radio beacon activation alert for the fishing vessel Ruby Lily approximately 132 nautical Leer másCoast Guard rescue fisherman in life raft offshore Gray Harbor, WA[…]
LA PUSH, Wash. — The Coast Guard medevac an injured hiker Wednesday morning from the beach between Taylor Point and Scotts Bluff on the west coast of Olympic National Park. The 21-year-old male had reportedly fallen from a nearby cliff Tuesday evening, leaving him unable to walk and stranded overnight. At approximately 10:30 a.m., watchstanders at Leer másCoast Guard aircrew medevac hiker fallen from cliffs near Taylor Point, WA[…]
PORT ANGELES, Wash. – Cmdr. Joan Snaith relieved Cmdr. Michael S. Jackson as the new commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles Friday during a change of command ceremony. Snaith is the unit’s 43rd commanding officer and will be responsible for overseeing operational responsibilities of the Air Station including; Search and Leer másCoast Guard Air Station Port Angeles transfers command[…]
