Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 02.13.2021
A Coast Guard Sector Columbia River aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue three mariners and a dog from a sinking vessel near Willapa Bay, WA, Saturday, Feb. 13. The vessel lost power and was nearing dangerous breaking surf when the rescue was conducted, saving all lives aboard. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Lt. Cdr. Jason Joll)...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Strohmaier | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 08.05.2019
Coast Guard crews rescue three people from an island in Willapa Bay after their canoe capsized due to weather, Aug. 5, 2019. Thee three were hoisted into a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and transported to Ilwaco Airport where emergency medical services were waiting. (U.S. Coast Guard Video)...
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 01.11.2019
A Coast Guard aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Sector Columbia River medically evacuated an ill man off the motor vessel Garnet Leader 25 miles off Willapa Bay, Wash., Jan. 11, 2019. The ill man is a 29-year-old Ukrainian national who was suffering from severe abdominal pain while serving as the second engineer was transported to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. U.S.......
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 12.01.2018
A Coast Guard Sector Columbia River aircrew rescued a 40-year-old male who had become caught in strong currents while surfing near Willapa Bay, on Dec. 1, 2018. The aircrew, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, safely recovered and transported the surfer to shore where Emergency Medical Service personnel were waiting. U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Sector Columbia River aircrew....
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 06.20.2018
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria safely hoisted three fishermen who became stranded on rocks in Willapa Bay, Washington, June 20, 2018. The individuals were transported to the beach after a Pacific County Dispatch deputy stated the individuals became stranded on the rocks when the tide came in. U.S. Coast Guard video....
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 07.28.2017
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, hoists a 67-year-old mariner from his 17-foot yacht tender after his yacht collided with an unknown object and sank 9 miles off Leadbetter Point State Park, Wash., July 28, 2017. The mariner abandoned ship into his yacht tender, shortly after which he lost sight of the lights of his 45-foot pleasure yacht Sea Crest and......
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 10.21.2015
Coast Guard crews aid two mariners aboard the 41-foot sailing vessel Ronan after they ran aground near the entrance to Willapa Bay, Wash., Oct. 21, 2015. A rescue swimmer from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria was lowered onto a nearby beach and safely escorted the two mariners from the vessel to the shore while a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Station Grays Harbor. Wash., was on scene to......
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 07.10.2015
An MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., medevacs a fisherman reportedly going in and out of consciences from a vessel 48 miles west of Willapa Bay, Wash., July 10, 2015. The aircrew transferred the fisherman to local EMS personnel waiting at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor in Westport, Wash. U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station Astoria....
