A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Research Vessel has just located the wreck of the missing F/V DESTINATION that sank in the Bering Sea this past February. The vessel and its six crew members were tragically lost in the capsize. On the cold morning of Saturday, February 11, 2017, crew…
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Good Samaritan Rescues 5 After Star King Sinking
WARRENTON, Ore. – Five commercial fishermen were rescued from the water after their fishing vessel STAR KING, a 55-foot stern trawler, capsized and sank near the mouth of the Columbia River early Saturday morning. Crewmembers were pulled from the water by good Samaritan fishing vessel SEA BALLAD, then transferred to…
Father, Son Die As Boat Capsizes on Fishing Trip in Glacier Bay, Alaska
A father and son, identified as 75-year-old Larry Roger McWilliams and 48-year-old Gary Roger McWilliams, died Monday, May 30th, after their fishing boat overturned in Glacier Bay National Park. The cause of the vessel capsize remains a mystery, as the weather was clear and calm at the time of the…
Three Fishermen Rescued From Capsized Fishing Vessel at Makah Bay
April 18, 2016 Three fishermen have been rescued from the water at Makah Bay following the capsizing of their fishing vessel. The vessel was able to radio a Mayday message via VFH radio to the Coast Guard before the vessel capsized. The three men were wearing lifejackets and sitting on…
Small Fishing Boat Capsizes near Port Orford, Oregon: One Dead, Two Survive
A couple beachcombing near Paradise Point in Port Orford, Oregon saw a small recreational fishing boat caught between large ocean swells and crashing surf on Sunday, January 25. Suddenly the 24′ boat flipped over, dumping the three passengers into the water. Michael Fowler, 38, and Ariana Hall, 19, who was…
COAST GUARD AND GOOD SAMARITAN RESCUE 8 NEAR BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA
On August 31, 2014, the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received a mayday call from a good Samaritan who found a capsized boat with 8 people, 7 adults and a child, in distress. The good Samaritan was able to pull up the 3 people in the water, while the rest…
COAST GUARD RESCUE IN YAQUINA BAY, OREGON
A boat capsized near the Yaquina Bay Coast Guard Station on July 3, 2014, putting three people in the water. The boat capsized after running into the wake of another vessel, and was seen by Lt. Robert Ornelas, commanding officer of the Yaquina Bay Station. Both a small response boat…
Brand New Yacht BÄDEN Capsizes and Sinks First Time in the Water
On May 18, moments after she touched water in her very first launch, 85-foot, $10 million M/V BADEN capsized on her port side and began to sink. The launch came after more than two years of pain-staking at Northern Marine Industries to build this beautifully appointed expedition style vessel. She…
One Dead, One Seriously Injured After HIGH LIFE Capsizes Off Boston Shore
One man is dead and another is seriously injured after the vessel they were traveling in capsized Saturday, July 16, in outer Boston Harbor, Mass. According to State Police spokesman David Procopio, the 30-foot vessel HIGH LIFE “broke apart and capsized for reasons still under investigation,” launching both passengers into…
Three Injured In Capsizing Of LOONEY TUNA In Southwest Pass
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received notification Tuesday July 12, that the 36-foot fishing vessel LOONEY TUNA was taking on water and had capsized. Three of the six on board reportedly suffered injuries. The Coast Guard launched two helicopter rescue crews and one boat crew to the scene, where…