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Date: Dec. 31, 2007 |
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO VESSEL ON FIRE - UPDATE | |
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SEATTLE - Video of a Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria hoisting three fishermen to safety from the fishing vessel Sunway approximately 10 miles off Tillamook, Ore., Dec. 10 can be viewed or downloaded here . (Video shot by Chad Lieserman) SEATTLE - The Coast Guard rescued three commercial fishermen from the fishing vessel Sunway Dec. 10 approximately 10 miles off Tillamook, Ore., after the vessel caught fire. A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Station Tillamook Bay responded to the scene and an HH-60 helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria hoisted the three men to safety. The fishing vessel Sunway is a 64-foot fiberglass hull fishing vessel that was engaged in the Dungeness crab fishery. The vessel is owned by Scandia Fisheries Inc. of Seattle. This is the second serious accident that has occurred in this year's Oregon Dungeness crab fishery. | |
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