Coast Guard searching for missing crewmember west of La Push, Washington

Coast Guard searching for missing crewmember west of La Push, Washington
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing person approximately 30 miles west of La Push, Wash., Friday. The missing person was one of four crewmembers on board the 40-foot fishing vessel Maverick, which was involved in a collision with the 90-foot fishing vessel Viking Storm. The Maverick sank as a result of the collision and three of the four crewmembers were recovered by the crew of...

Coast Guard crew medevacs commercial fisherman to St. Paul

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Kodiak-based Coast Guard Cutter SPAR crew medevaced a crewmember from the fishing vessel Maverick more than 200 miles to St. Paul Island Wednesday. The crew of the Maverick, which was fishing north of St. Paul Island, contacted the SPAR over VHF radio Channel 16 at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, requesting medical assistance for Richard Quashnick, an Oregon resident and crewmember, who...