Coast Guard training flight disrupted by laser

Coast Guard training flight disrupted by laser
DEPOE BAY, Ore. — A Coast Guard helicopter crew’s training mission near Depoe Bay on Sept. 12 was disrupted when a green laser lit up the cockpit. Green and red lasers pose a significant hazard to flight and boatcrews, especially when the helicopter crews are operating at low altitude at night or the boatcrews are battling treacherous conditions. The Coast Guard’s MH-65D Dolphin Helicopter...

Coast Guard evacuates crewman from fish processing vessel, Coos Bay, Ore.

North Bend, Ore. – The Coast Guard medically evacuated an injured crewman from a fish processing vessel that was 40 miles southwest of Coos Bay, Ore. at approximately 12:10 a.m., Friday. The Coast Guard was notified 11 p.m., Thursday that Mamadou Konato, a 46-year-old male, had injured his hand in machinery while working on the 276-foot fish processor Pacific Glacier. A Coast Guard HH-65...

Coast Guard rescues injured fisherman, North Bend, Ore.

SEATTLE – The Coast Guard rescued a fisherman who suffered a head injury on a fishing vessel off the Ore. Coast Tuesday.

Coast Guard rescues fleeing suspect after he falls through pier in North Bend, Ore.

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued a 21-year-old male, suspected of probation violation, after he fell through a rotting pier while attempting to evade police in North Bend, Ore., Monday.

Search suspended for man on Rogue River

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a man reported to have been trapped in the Rogue River Saturday.

Coast Guard and local agencies searching for man in Rogue River

ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard, Curry County, Ore., Sheriff's Department and Oregon State Police are searching for a man spotted near River Mile 8 in the Rogue River Friday.

Hunter rescued from Burnt Mountain near Coquille, Oregon – with video

ASTORIA — The Coast Guard rescued a hunter from Burnt Mountain near Coquille, Ore., Wednesday.

Coast Guard hoists injured man near North Bend

SEATTLE – The crew of an HH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Group/Air Station North Bend, Ore., medically evacuated an injured man from a 19-foot pleasure craft near the entrance of Coos Bay, Ore., Tuesday.

Coast Guard finds missing 6-year-old in Coos Bay, Ore.

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard found a missing 6-year-old boy in a ravine in Coos Bay, Ore., Tuesday.