ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard decommissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) during a ceremony, Thursday, in Astoria. Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson, deputy commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided…
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U.S. Coast Guard urges preparedness for hazardous maritime conditions
SEATTLE – The U.S. Coast Guard is actively monitoring and preparing for the impact of hazardous maritime conditions in Washington and Oregon waters. Strong winds through the coastal waters and high surf…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, FIRST RESPONDERS SAFELY RESCUE SIX PEOPLE FROM BOAT IN TILLAMOOK BAY DEC. 22
esterday, December 22, 2023, a recreational boater lost engine power while crabbing in Tillamook Bay. Personnel from the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Garibaldi Fire Rescue, Oregon State Police and United States Coast…
Coast Guard urges beach safety during King Tides
SEATTLE – All beachgoers in the Pacific Northwest are encouraged to exercise heightened caution for sneaker waves during the upcoming King Tides this weekend and for the remainder of the winter. The Coast…
Do you have your Oregon Boaters Safety Card? OSMB/US Coast Guard Auxiliary Recreational Boating Safety Course
US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 63 – Tillamook Bay offers boater safety class October 21st. Oregon Boaters are required to take a boating safety course and carry a Boater Education Card. This…
COAST GUARD FOUNDATION TO HONOR COAST GUARD SERVICE EXCELLENCE IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST
SEATTLE, WA. – The Coast Guard Foundation will honor the Coast Guard’s service excellence, and its rescue of a mariner on the Columbia River Bar earlier this year at its biannual Seattle…
Coast Guard requests public information after laser strike hits Tillamook Bay boatcrew Wedneday evening July 19th
The Coast Guard is requesting information from the public in locating a suspect or suspects who pointed a green laser light into the eyes of a Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay boatcrew…
Cannon Beach Fire & Rescue, US Coast Guard Retrieve Dog after Fall at Ecola State Park
At approximately 6:30 pm on June 14, 2023, a hiker called the Cannon Beach Rural fire station reporting that their dog had fallen off the cliff on the Clatsop Trail leading to…
Coast Guard rescues one person found stranded on channel marker, recovers one unresponsive person after vessel capsizes near Astoria, Oregon on Sunday June 11th
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued one person found stranded on a channel marker and recovered an unresponsive person from the water after a vessel capsized Sunday on the Columbia River…
Coast Guard rescues 2 men from capsized boat off Southwest Oregon Coast
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued two people from their boat after it capsized Wednesday night off the coast of Nesika Beach, near Gold Beach, Oregon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Columbia…
