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...