Coast Guard rescues injured fisherman 150 miles offshore Yaquina Bay, OR

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES

08.04.2020

Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Cynthia Oldham  

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, in Oregon, hoists an injured fisherman, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, from a commercial fishing boat operating about 150 miles offshore from Yaquina Bay, Oregon. The fisherman suffered a serious eye injury and vision loss after a line slipped while he was reeling in a tuna, and a swivel tackle hit him in the eye. U.S. Coast Guard video.

• Date Taken: 08.04.2020
• Date Posted: 08.05.2020 12:42
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 762174
• VIRIN: 200804-G-G0213-002
• Filename: DOD_107923068
• Length: 00:01:51
• Location: SEATTLE, WA, US