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Coast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Fisherman
The Coast Guard suspended its search a missing fisherman near Newport, Oregon, at 10:15 a.m., Monday August 11. Watchstanders at Coast...

Kiera Morgan
Aug 112 min read


Coast Guard Rescues Fishing Vessel Off Newport
Coast Guard crews from across two districts worked together to assist three mariners aboard a disabled fishing vessel about 95 miles west...

Kiera Morgan
Aug 91 min read


Two Teens Rescued From Cliff In Lincoln City
photo capture from US Coast Guard Video Saturday, 7/5/2025 North Lincoln Fire & Rescue crews with the assistance of the US Coast Guard,...

Kiera Morgan
Jul 91 min read


Keep Safe When Out On The Water This Summer
With warm weather luring canoeists, kayakers and stand-up-paddleboarders onto Pacific Northwest waters, the Coast Guard is reminding...

Kiera Morgan
Jul 52 min read


Safe Boating Week
In support of National Safe Boating Week, held from May 17 to 23, the Coast Guard 13th District urges all recreational boaters and...

Kiera Morgan
May 184 min read


Search Suspended For Newport Fisherman
The Coast Guard suspended its search at 8:40 p.m. Friday May 9th for 44-year-old Captain Jon Stevenson aboard the 68-foot fishing vessel,...

Kiera Morgan
May 102 min read


Fisherman Perishes After Being Swept Off The Rocks
On 15 Jan 2025, at approximately 2:04 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a surf rescue in progress with emergency personnel on the...

Kiera Morgan
Jan 161 min read


Beach Tar Ball Response Concluded
The Unified Command is concluding its operation to address the presence of tar balls on the Oregon and southern Washington coasts. As we...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 10, 20242 min read


Avoid Contact With Tar Balls Found On The Beach
Responders continue surveying and cleanup efforts for a tar-like substance washing up on shorelines and impacting wildlife since Sunday,...

Kiera Morgan
May 27, 20241 min read


Tar Balls On Beaches Affecting Wildlife
Federal agencies along with Washington and Oregon state agencies are responding to a tar-like substance from an unknown source affecting...

Kiera Morgan
May 23, 20242 min read


Coast Guard Discontines Sound Signal For Yaquina Bay
The U.S. Coast Guard is set to permanently discontinue the seasonal Sound Signals at Umpqua River South Jetty Sound Signal (LLNR 9247)...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 8, 20241 min read


Coast Guard Urges Caution During Crab Season
The Coast Guard urges mariners to take safety precautions in advance of Dungeness Crab season, which in the past is historically followed...

Kiera Morgan
Dec 15, 20232 min read


King Tides Now Through Monday
King Tides are the highest of the year’s high tides that occur when the moon is new or full and particularly close to the earth. King...

Kiera Morgan
Nov 25, 20231 min read


Surfers Rescued By Coast Guard
Crews from US Coast Guard station Yaquina Bay rescued three surfers in distress Sunday near Agate Beach. Watchstanders at Coast Guard...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 15, 20231 min read


Man Missing After Attempted Water Rescue
On Tuesday January 17th at 8:57 am Tillamook County Sheriff's Deputies, Netarts-Oceanside Fire-Rescue, Oregon State Parks and the United...

Kiera Morgan
Jan 17, 20231 min read


Two Fisherman Rescued From Stranded Vessel
The Coast Guard rescued two fishermen from a disabled vessel offshore Oregon Sunday. Watchstanders at the 13th Coast Guard District...

Kiera Morgan
Sep 13, 20221 min read


Washington Encourages Whale Safety
Operation Be Whale Wise is an effort to educate the public through outreach and enforcement activities, as well as increase the public's...

Kiera Morgan
Jul 3, 20223 min read


Coast Guard Encourages Safe Boating
The Coast Guard would like to remind recreational boaters of the risks associated with recreating in, on or around cold water this Fourth...

Kiera Morgan
Jul 1, 20222 min read


Two Lives Lost When Fishing Vessel Sank Off The Coast
The Coast Guard suspended search efforts at 12:30 a.m. Sunday for the master of a 32-foot fishing vessel that sank approximately 35 miles...

Kiera Morgan
Mar 28, 20222 min read


Man Dies After Boat Capsized Near Nye
On Friday, December 17, 2021 at approximately 9:50 AM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel from the United States Coast...

Kiera Morgan
Dec 20, 20211 min read
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