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Date: December 11, 2007 |
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO VESSEL ON FIRE - UPDATE | |
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SEATTLE - Coast Guard video of the fishing vessel Sunway on fire approximately 10 miles off Tillamook, Ore., Monday can be viewed or downloaded here. SEATTLE - The Coast Guard rescued three commercial fishermen from the fishing vessel Sunway Monday evening approximately 10 miles off Tillamook, Ore., after the vessel caught fire due to unknown causes. An over flight of the area of where the vessel sank was conducted today, and a very light sheen was found with no debris. Recovery of the vessel is unlikely. 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. Sector Portland is investigating the accident and will interview the crew and conduct drug and alcohol testing as required by federal regulations. This is the second serious accident that has occurred in this year's Oregon Dungeness crab fishery. Late last week a fisherman off the fishing vessel Zora Belle was lost overboard. The investigation into this incident is ongoing. | |
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