Coast Guard closes Siuslaw River bar entrance

Coast Guard closes Siuslaw River bar entrance
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Oregon, issued the closure of the Siuslaw River bar entrance due to hazardous conditions at approximately 2 p.m., Saturday. The bar closure applies to all vessels. Any request to transit the bar prior to reopening must be approved by the Captain of the Port. Mariners may contact the Coast Guard on VHF-FM Channel 16...

Coast Guard cancels Captain of the Port order issued to commercial fishing vessel Pacific Girl

Coast Guard cancels Captain of the Port order issued to commercial fishing vessel Pacific Girl
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River, in Warrenton, Ore., has cancelled, Sunday, a COTP order issued to the Fishing Vessel Pacific Girl. A Coast Guard commercial fishing vessel safety examiner from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., observed the vessel’s crew conduct safety drills and correct potentially hazardous conditions in Westport, Wash. A boarding...

Coast Guard closes Coos Bay and Umpqua River, Oregon bars

Coast Guard closes Coos Bay and Umpqua River, Oregon bars
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Capt. of the Port, Sector Columbia River, Ore., has closed the Coos Bay and Umpqua River, Ore., bars, Saturday due to hazardous conditions. The bar closures apply to all vessels and any request to transit the bars prior to re-opening must be approved by Capt. of the Port, Sector Columbia River. Mariners may contact the Coast Guard on VHF-FM Channel 16 for further...

Coast Guard closes Tillamook Bay, Depoe Bay, Siuslaw River, Ore., bars

Coast Guard closes Tillamook Bay, Depoe Bay, Siuslaw River, Ore., bars
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River, Ore., has closed the Tillamook Bay, Depoe Bay, and Siuslaw River, Ore., bars, Saturday, due to hazardous conditions. The bar closures apply to all vessels and any request to transit the bars prior to re-opening must be approved by Capt. of the Port, Sector Columbia River. Mariners may contact the Coast Guard on VHF-FM Channel...

Yaquina Bay opened to traffic; mariners should use caution during transit

NEWPORT, Ore. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River has opened the Yaquina Bar at 12 a.m., Sunday. The COTP, working closely with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Operations Center Pacific, the Army Corps of Engineers Portland District and private contractors, continued to survey Yaquina Bay’s navigational channel, Saturday, as a result of...

Coast Guard closes multiple bar entrances on Washington and Oregon coast

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector Columbia River, in Astoria, Ore., and the COTP Sector Puget Sound in Seattle issued the closure of multiple river bars within Oregon and Washington due to hazardous conditions Sunday. The bars at the Columbia River, Siuslaw River, Ore., Depoe Bay, Ore., Grays Harbor, Wash., Tillamook Bay, Ore., Yaquina Bay, Ore., and Quillayute River,...

Coast Guard closes multiple bar entrances on Wash., Ore. coast

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector Columbia River, in Astoria, Ore., issued the closure of the Quillayute River, Wash., Grays Harbor, Wash., Tillamook Bay, Ore., Depoe Bay, Ore., and the Coos Bay, Ore., bar entrances due to hazardous conditions at approximately 8:30 a.m., Saturday. The bar closure applies to all vessels and any request to transit the bars prior to reopening...

Coast Guard closes Yaquina Bay, Columbia River bars

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector Columbia River, in Astoria issued the closure of the Yaquina Bay bar and the Columbia River bar, due to hazardous conditions Sunday. The bar closure applies to all vessels and any request to transit the bars prior to reopening must be approved by the COTP, Sector Columbia River. Mariners may contact the Coast Guard on VHF-FM Channel...

Multiple river bars closed in Washington and Oregon

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector Columbia River, in Astoria, Ore., and the COTP Sector Puget Sound in Seattle issued the closure of multiple river bars within Oregon and Washington due to hazardous conditions Friday. The bars at Cape Dissapointment, Wash., Grays Harbor, Wash., Siuslaw River, Ore., Depoe Bay, Ore., Tillamook Bay, Ore., Yaquina Bay, Ore., and Umpqua...