Coast Guard terminates illegal charter near Oregon City, OR
A boarding team from Coast Guard Station Portland determined a 17-foot vessel was being operated as an Illegal Uninspected Passenger Vessel on the Willamette River near Oregon City, Oregon Oct. 6, 2022. (Coast Guard courtesy photo)
ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard terminated an illegal charter Thursday on the Willamette River near Oregon City.
A boarding team from Coast Guard Station Portland boarded...
Coast Guard seeks legal action against credentials of 2 jet boat operators
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard has initiated administrative action related to the mariner credentials of two jet boat operators involved in a collision that occurred on the Willamette River on June 4, 2021.
The jet boats, Peregrine Falcon and Osprey, collided near Hog Island as the vessels came around a bend in the channel where an obstruction prevented the vessel captains from seeing each other and resulted...
Coast Guard keeps busy during first week of Dungeness crab season
A Station Grays Harbor coxswain aboard a 47-foot motor lifeboat adjusts throttles while alongside a disabled commercial fishing vessel off Copalis Head, WA, Friday, Dec. 3. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Grays Harbor)
SEATTLE — Coast Guard crews across the Pacific Northwest have towed 10 disabled or distressed commercial fishing vessels back to port in the first week of the Dungeness crab season...
Coast Guard cites fishing vessel operator for negligence on Columbia River
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard issued a Notice of Violation to the owner and master aboard a 48-foot commercial fishing vessel for negligence while operating in conditions of restricted visibility and a failure to maintain a proper lookout Monday in the vicinity of Buoy No. 8 of the Columbia River navigation channel.
The commercial fishing vessel was operating outbound on the Oregon side of the...
Coast Guard urges safety for upcoming Dungeness crab season
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment prepares to enter the surf zone off the Washington Coast. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard urges commercial fishermen to ensure vessel safety to prevent maritime emergencies before the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season scheduled to begin Sunday with the Pre-Soak.
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Coast Guard urges safety for the 2020-2021 Dungeness crab season
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard urges commercial fishermen to ensure vessel safety to prevent maritime emergencies before the opening of the Dungeness crab season scheduled to begin Dec.16.
Marine Investigators from Marine Safety Unit Portland have responded to over 95 marine casualties involving commercial fishing vessels so far this year. The term “marine casualty” is often misunderstood by mariners...
Coast Guard seeks information on capsizing of fishing vessel Aquarius
PORTLAND, Ore. — Coast Guard investigators are seeking public information regarding the loss of two lives following the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Aquarius, which capsized off Florence on June 29.
Anyone with information pertaining to the incident is encouraged to provide information to the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland investigation team at: Pdxio@uscg.mil
Please include...
Coast Guard Responds to Bonneville Lock closure
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Coast Guard is closely monitoring the impact on vessel traffic Monday due to the extended closure of a lock on the Columbia River.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers placed the Bonneville Navigation Lock out of service Friday after discovering a mechanical issue.
The lock has been drained and inspected, and repairs to damaged concrete are still in progress.
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Coast Guard reminds boaters not to block navigational channel during Blues Festival
PORTLAND, Ore. — Coast Guard crews are reminding boaters and other waterway users in the Portland and Vancouver, Washington, area to keep the navigational channel open during the Blues Festival scheduled from Thursday through Sunday.
The annual Blues Festival regularly brings a large amount of recreational vessel traffic in the vicinity of Waterfront Park between the Hawthorne Bridge and the Marquam...
