U.S. Coast Guard District 13 PADET Astoria
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Featured Video
Coast Guard Hoists Distressed Teen from Surf off Sunset Beach, Ore.
ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard hoisted a person from the water off Sunset Beach near Warrenton, Ore., Friday. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a call reporting a distressed teenaged female off Sunset Beach at approximately 12:50 p.m. Sector Columbia River sent an already airborne MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria to the scene. The helicopter crew arrived at approximately 1 p.m. to find a male struggling to rescue the imperiled female in the surf approximately 100 yards off Sunset Beach. The helicopter crew lowered a rescue basket and the man was able to load the girl into the basket for a hoist. The crew then hoisted the girl to the helicopter and transported her to Air Station Astoria in...
Courtesy Video | CGD13EA | 05.17.2013
Recent Photos
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Coast Guard's first female surfman advances to chief...Chief Petty Officer Beth Slade is promoted to Chief Warrant Officer during a commissioning ceremony held at Station Depoe Bay, Ore., June 3, 2013. Slade, the Coast...
Courtesy Photo | CGD13EA | 06.03.2013
Coast Guard responds to fire in Warrenton, Ore.A Coast Guard 25-foot response boat crew from Station Cape Disappointment patrols the Skipanon River in Warrenton, Ore., as a fire burns at Pacific Coast Seafood...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | CGD13EA | 06.04.2013
Coast Guard responds to vessel fire off Grays Harbor, Wash.Commercial fishing vessel Arctic Storm experiences an engine room fire approximately 32 miles west of Grays Harbor, Wash., May 20, 2013. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk...
Courtesy Photo | CGD13EA | 05.20.2013
ANT Astoria concrete deliveryCoast Guard Sector Columbia River's Aids to Navigation Team Astoria prepares to unload a fresh bucket of concrete delivered by an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | CGD13EA | 04.27.2013
Jayhawk delivers concreteA Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Sector Columbia River's Air Station Astoria, Ore., delivers a load of concrete to awaiting Aids to Navigation Team...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | CGD13EA | 04.27.2013
Coast Guard aids fishing vessels, saves 35 tons of...A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay tows the fishing vessel Granada to Garibaldi, Ore., April 24, 2013. The vessel was carrying...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Eggert | CGD13EA | 04.24.2013
Recent Video
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Coast Guard Hoists Distressed Teen from Surf off Sunset...ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard hoisted a person from the water off Sunset Beach near Warrenton, Ore., Friday. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a call...
Courtesy Video | CGD13EA | 05.17.2013
Station Cape D trains near Ilwaco, Wash.Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crews from Station Cape Disappointment train in the surf near Ilwaco, Wash.
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Eggert | CGD13EA | 04.30.2013
Surf Sands Resort RescueAstoria, Ore. - A Coast Guard 25-foot response boat crew from Station Tillamook Bay in Garibaldi, Ore., rescues four distressed swimmers near Surf Sands Resort near...
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | CGD13EA | 08.08.2012
Coast Guard rescues two surfers in distress near Cannon...The Coast Guard rescued two surfers in distress near Cannon Beach, Ore., Monday. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, located in Astoria, received a report from Cannon...
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | CGD13EA | 06.18.2012
Training to SurviveThere is nothing more valuable to human life than the knowledge and skills required to preserve it. A recent course held in Astoria, Ore., offered students exactly...
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | CGD13EA | 06.03.2012
Coast Guard Responds to the Disabled Fishing Vessel OrionASTORIA, Ore. - Coast Guard units respond to the disabled fishing vessel Orion at the Columbia River entrance, Friday, June 1, 2012. The 71-year-old man aboard the...
Video by Shawn Eggert | CGD13EA | 06.01.2012
Recent News Stories
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Coast Guard hoists distressed girl from surf at Sunset...
The Coast Guard hoisted a person from the water off Sunset Beach near Warrenton, Ore., Friday, May 17, 2013.
Courtesy Story | CGD13EA | 05.17.2013
The Coast Guard hoisted a person from the water off Sunset Beach near Warrenton, Ore., Friday, May 17, 2013.
Courtesy Story | CGD13EA | 05.17.2013
Coast Guard aids fishing vessels, saves 35 tons of...The Coast Guard came to the assistance of two fishing vessels, helping to save a total catch of 35 tons of shrimp from spoiling Wednesday. Coast Guard Sector...
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Eggert | CGD13EA | 04.25.2013
Station Cape Disappointment trains off the coast of...
Station Cape Disappointment is known around the Coast Guard as an unforgiving and challenging place to operate. Notorious for 2000 shipwrecks and 700 deaths since...
Courtesy Story | CGD13EA | 04.22.2013
Station Cape Disappointment is known around the Coast Guard as an unforgiving and challenging place to operate. Notorious for 2000 shipwrecks and 700 deaths since...
Courtesy Story | CGD13EA | 04.22.2013
Coast Guard rescues two surfers in distress near Cannon...
The Coast Guard rescued two surfers in distress near Cannon Beach, Ore., Monday.
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | CGD13EA | 06.18.2012
The Coast Guard rescued two surfers in distress near Cannon Beach, Ore., Monday.
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | CGD13EA | 06.18.2012
Training to survive
There is nothing more valuable to human life than the knowledge and skills required to preserve it. A recent course held in Astoria, Ore., offered students exactly...
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | CGD13EA | 06.14.2012
There is nothing more valuable to human life than the knowledge and skills required to preserve it. A recent course held in Astoria, Ore., offered students exactly...
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn | CGD13EA | 06.14.2012
Recent Audio
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Coast Guard responds to suspected hoax distress call
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, Ore., received this suspected hoax distress call May 18, 2013, from Hayden Island, near downtown Portland, Ore. Sector Columbia...
Courtesy Audio | CGD13EA | 05.18.2013
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, Ore., received this suspected hoax distress call May 18, 2013, from Hayden Island, near downtown Portland, Ore. Sector Columbia...
Courtesy Audio | CGD13EA | 05.18.2013
