Coast Guard rescues 3 fishermen from liferaft 8 miles west of Cape Blanco
The fishing vessel McCalis, a 60-foot fishing vessel homeported in Charleston, Ore., takes on water 8 miles west of Cape Blanco, Ore., Aug. 14, 2016. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Sector North Bend.
NORTH BEND, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued three fishermen from a liferaft 8 miles west of Cape Blanco at 1:15 p.m., Sunday.The three fishermen, reportedly uninjured, were transported to Station Coos...
Coast Guard swimmer completes triathlon-distance swim to rescue 4
CAPE BLANCO, Ore. — A Coast Guard rescue swimmer swam 1,750 yards in 5-foot seas and 30-mph winds to rescue four people after their fishing vessel grounded near Cape Blanco, Tuesday morning.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Darren Harrity, a 27-year-old native of Jupiter, Florida, individually pulled each fisherman more than 250 yards in 57 degree water from their life raft to shore, where they were met by...
