News Release: Coast Guard examines boat wreckage discovered near Coos Bay, Ore.

	Office of Public Affairs 13th Coast Guard District

News Release	Date: Feb. 4, 2010 Contact: Lt. John Dixon (541) 756-9627
Coast Guard examines boat wreckage discovered near Coos Bay, Ore. Corrections made
This release corrects the depth given for the wreckage and goes into further detail into the Coast Guard's stance on recovery of the vessel. ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard examined boat wreckage, Tuesday, discovered near Coos Bay, Ore. Wreckage from a white-hulled boat, including an anchor, windlass and bow stem, was found by the master of the fishing vessel Grumpy J while bringing his nets up from a depth of approximately 3000 feet Feb. 1. The pieces of the wreckage were brought to Charleston Harbor in Coos Bay where they were examined by Lt. John Dixon, a Coast Guard investigator stationed in North Bend, Ore. The pieces were determined to be from a wood-hulled vessel with white and blue paint, but the pieces had no readily identifiable features and the source of the wreck remains unconfirmed. The Coast Guard is looking into the matter and does not normally conduct salvage operations on wrecks so no recovery of the vessel is planned.
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