Freighter captain taken into custody by Coast Guard in Astoria, Ore.

ASTORIA, Ore. — The captain of a Maltese freighter was taken into custody by Coast Guard officials in Astoria, Tuesday. The captain of the 738-foot motor vessel Laconia was taken into custody after his blood-alcohol level was found to be in excess of the legal limit for commercial vessel operators. A Coast Guard Vessel Boarding and Safety Team from Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., boarded...