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SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued one fisherman after his vessel sank about 15 miles west of Newport, Oregon, Sunday morning.
The master of the 28-foot fishing vessel Rip Rider contacted Coast Guard Sector North Bend, Oregon, at 8:20 a.m., via VHF-FM radio reporting that he was taking on water and had donned survival equipment, and at 8:33 a.m., the man's 406 mhz emergency position indicating radio beacon activated, broadcasting his exact location.
Coast Guard rescue crews launched from Air Facility Newport aboard an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter and from Station Yaquina Bay, Oregon, aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat. The crew of the fishing vessel First Hope 1 was also in the vicinity and ready to provide assistance. The Coast Guard aircrew arrived on scene to find the man in the water, wearing a survival suit.
The aircrew deployed a rescue swimmer who was able to safely hoist the man into the helicopter. He was transported in good condition to Air Facility Newport to waiting emergency medical services.
EPIRBs are designed to transmit a distress signal through a satellite system called Cospas-Sarsat, anywhere in the world.
The vessel has been determined to be unsalvageable, and there have been no reports of pollution. The vessel was reportedly carrying about 65 gallons of diesel aboard.
For more information contact Petty Officer 2nd Class George Degener, Coast Guard 13th District public affairs, at 206-220-7237.
| Date Taken: | 05.25.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 05.25.2014 20:59 |
| Story ID: | 131076 |
| Location: | NEWPORT, OREGON, US |
| Web Views: | 182 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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