Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returns after a successful 64-day counter-narcotic patrol
SEATTLE — The 150-person crew of Coast Guard Cutter Midgett is scheduled to return to homeport at Coast Guard Base Seattle at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, after a successful 64-day counter-narcotics patrol along the maritime border between the U.S. and Mexico.
Midgett’s crew departed Seattle on Oct. 1, and devoted much of the transit south to serving as a training platform for Coast Guard aircrews from...
Coast Guard assists fishing vessel near Florence, Ore.
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard assisted a 54-foot fishing vessel and its crewmember five miles north of the Siuslaw River entrance, Friday.
The master of the fishing vessel Back Tack contacted the Coast Guard on VHF channel 16 at approximately 12:20 a.m., to report the vessel was taking on water.
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River, Ore., launched in addition to a MH-65...
Coast Guard medically evacuates missing 73-year-old man
ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 73-year-old man who has been missing since Monday in the vicinity of Port Orford, Ore., Wednesday.
Three children rescued from cliff near Lincoln City, Ore.
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard and Lincoln City Fire Department rescued three 11-year-old boys from a 120-foot cliff at Road’s End State Park north of Lincoln City, Ore., Monday.
Coast Guard rescues bodyboarder south of Three Arch Rocks
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued a bodyboarder in distress just south of Three Arch Rocks in Oceanside, Ore., Tuesday.
Air Station San Francisco crew serving the Lost Coast for Humboldt Bay
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif.-When a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Humboldt Bay crashed on the runway at Arcata Airport yesterday a crew from Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco geared up to lend a hand and a helicopter to ensure a continued service to Northern California residents.
Video – Coast Guard Rescues Father and Son from Surf
Astoria, Ore. – The Coast Guard rescued an 11-year-old boy and his father caught in the surf near Pacific City, Ore., Friday, March 26, 2010.
Coast Guard rescues father and son from surf near Pacific City, Oregon
Astoria, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued an 11-year-old boy and his father caught in the surf near Pacific City, Ore., Friday.
Video – Coast Rescues Surfers at Devils Punchbowl
ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard rescued four surfers caught in a riptide between Depoe Bay, Ore., and Newport, Ore., Thursday, in an area known as Devils Punchbowl.
HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Facility Newport, Ore., and Air Station North Bend, Ore., were dispatched to the area and two 47-foot motor lifeboat crews were launched from Station Depoe Bay to assist.
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