Columbia River gill netters will have a brief four-hour season for Spring Chinook on Wednesday. Approximately 50-75 boats are anticipated to participate in the fishery targeting the prized fish. The market price for spring Chinook rivals that of the Copper River Salmon.
March 27, 2010 – A 32 foot recreational vessel exploded at a Portland Oregon fuel dock. Three people were rescued from the water and transported to local hospitals for treatment. The Coast Guard and the Portland Fire Department responded to the accident which occurred at Donaldson’s Marina. The cause of…
A 712-foot container ship en route from Dutch Harbor, Alaska to Tacoma, Washington has lost power in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The Horizon Tacoma experienced problems with its number one engine, and shut down the engine three nautical miles north of Neah Bay on Tuesday. A state emergency…
The state-of-the-art, 207-foot-long tuna vessel, Sea Fox, is reporting a man missing overboard near American Samoa. The crewman was last seen aboard the vessel on Thursday. The Coast Guard and Sea Fox crew are conducting air searches for the missing man. It is not known whether the crewman was wearing…
American Seafoods has been ordered to produce the Northern Hawk for inspection by an injured seaman. The matter arises out of a plate freezer accident on board the Northern Hawk in 2008. American Seafoods had refused to allow the inspection unless the injured seaman first agreed to have his deposition…
Three Alaska fishing vessels have been ordered by the United States Coast Guard to return to port for violations of safety regulations. One of the vessels had an expired life raft and the other two vessels lacked primary safety devices. Two of the vessels also had expired documentation. Two of…
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a notice setting the minimum random drug testing rate for covered crewmembers on U.S. vessels for the year 2010 at 50%. Employees involved in serious marine incidents involving injuries, loss of life, collisions, sinkings, etc. must also be tested for drug and alcohol within two…
The 32 foot limit on salmon drift boats in Bristol Bay will stay in place. The Alaska Board of Fisheries failed to pass a proposal to repeal the 32 foot limit during its December, 2009 meeting in Anchorage. The board vote on the proposal was deadlocked at 3-3 with one…
The Government Accounting Office has upheld an appeal of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s, ( NOAA), decision to relocate its home port from Seattle to Newport. The decision to appeal the move was made by the Port of Bellingham who claimed that NOAA did not consider the fact that…
The crewman who was lost overboard the crab fishing boat BALLAD has been identified as Steve Neva of Ilwaco, Washington. Clatsop County recovery divers found Neva’s body caught in crab gear and lines wrapped in the propellor shaft. Evidence indicates that he was trapped beneath vessel. There was no indication…