Coast Guard rescues 2 men off Southwest Oregon Coast

Coast Guard rescues 2 men off Southwest Oregon Coast
Coast Guard crews from Station Chetco River rescued two people from their boat after it capsized June 6, 2023, off the coast of Nesika Beach. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Chetco River) ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued two people from their boat after it capsized Wednesday night off the coast of Nesika Beach. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received notification around...

Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 3 on Oregon Coast

Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 3 on Oregon Coast
Coast Guard crewmembers from Station Chetco River salvage a capsized vessel outside the mouth of the Chetco River, Oregon, June 27, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Bowne) BANNING, Ore. — Crew members from Coast Guard Station Chetco River and good Samaritans rescued three men from a capsized vessel Saturday outside the mouth of the Chetco River. At 10:45 a.m. watchstanders...

The Creed

The Creed
Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Preiser (surfman #535) operates a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat in the surf near Brookings, Oregon. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Bruce Beck Photography. Public Domain use approved by Mr. Bruce Beck) Years ago a visitor from Central Oregon stood on the Depoe Bay Bridge, which runs along the Pacific Coast Highway, otherwise known as State Highway 101. She looked out to see...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing Oregon man

Coast Guard suspends search for missing Oregon man
Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo BROOKINGS, Ore. — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 59-year-old-man after more than 22 hours of combined searches in the vicinity of Brookings. Missing is Dan VanCleave. Coast Guard Sector North Bend coordinated 14 combined searches, which were conducted by an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend, an...

Coast Guard searches for missing boater on Oregon coast

Coast Guard searches for missing boater on Oregon coast
Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo BROOKINGS, Ore. — The Coast Guard is searching for a 59-year-old man reported missing in the waters in the vicinity of Chetco River. Missing is Dan VanCleave, who was reported overdue Tuesday night by his wife after he failed to return home before sunset. The 13th Coast Guard District Command Center in Seattle conducted a forensics investigation, and...

Coast Guard announces limited search and rescue detachment opening on Rogue River

Coast Guard announces limited search and rescue detachment opening on Rogue River
Coast Guard Rogue River SAR Rescue Detachment file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read GOLD BEACH, Ore. – The Coast Guard opened its seasonal search and rescue detachment (SARDET) on the Rogue River May 25, 2019. As a part of the SARDET, Coast Guard Station Chetco River will provide a 29-foot response boat and will continue their presence as often as practicable with respect to maritime...

Coast Guard medically evacuates injured man off Oregon Coast

Coast Guard medically evacuates injured man off Oregon Coast
Chief Petty Officer Josh Hanneman, the coxswain aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Station Chetco River, Ore., assesses the situation of the commercial fishing vessel Arctic Storm, 25 nautical miles west of Brookings, Ore., Oct. 22, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Cisneros. BROOKINGS, Ore. — The Coast Guard medically evacuated an injured crewmember off a commercial...

Coast Guard crew medevacs fishing vessel crewmember off Oregon Coast

Coast Guard crew medevacs fishing vessel crewmember off Oregon Coast
A boat crew aboard a 47-foot Motor life Boat from Station Chetco River returns to its base after medically evacuating an ill engineer off the commercial fishing vessel Alaska Ocean 10 miles west of Brookings, Ore., Oct. 10, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Bowen. BROOKINGS, Ore. — The Coast Guard medically evacuated an ill crewmember off a commercial fishing vessel 10...

Coast Guard rescues fisherman before vessel sinks off Harbor, Ore.

Coast Guard rescues fisherman before vessel sinks off Harbor, Ore.
A Coast Guard crew aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small II from Coast Guard Station Chetco River assists a fisherman with his flooding vessel off the Chetco River entrance, Ore., June 6, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Station Chetco River. NORTH BEND, Ore. — Coast Guard boat crews rescued a fisherman from his vessel before it sank about two and a half miles west of the Chetco River entrance,...