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Coast Guard, San Mateo County Sheriff Dive on Vessel Wreckage

The wreckage was located approximately 3 nautical miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - The Coast Guard, working in partnership with the San Mateo Country Sheriff's Department Dive Team and members of the San Francisco Police Department, has located what is believed to be the wreckage of the sailing vessel "Daisy."

Thursday afternoon at approximately 1:00 PM, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Dive Team and the Coast Guard Cutter SOCKEYE located a portion of the vessel underwater using side sonar equipment.

Coast Guard Airlifts Injured Logger on Oregon Coast

The injured man was transported to a Newport Hospital for treatment.

(NEWPORT, Ore. ) - The Coast Guard airlifted a logger who sustained injuries while clearing a tree approximately 15 miles southeast of Newport Beach, Ore., yesterday.

Coast Guard Group North Bend received a request for assistance from the Yachats Fire Department in Yachats, Ore., for an injured logger in the Siuslaw National Forest.

Dramatic Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Delivers Surfer to Safety (VIDEO)

The surfer was safely rescued from a cove near Otter Rock.

(DEPOE BAY, Ore.) - The Coast Guard rescued a surfer Sunday who became stranded by strong currents in a cove south of Depoe Bay, Oregon. The call came into the Lincoln County, Oregon 911 Dispatch Center at 1:41 PM.

They in turn contacted the Coast Guard to report a surfer in distress near Devil's Punch Bowl State Park. This is in an area known as Otter Rock which is probably the most frequently surfed spot on the central Oregon coast.

Two Boys Safely Rescued by Coast Guard at Seaside

The two boys, safely hoisted them into the aircraft and transported them to a local airfield where their parents, police and fire officials were waiting.

(SEASIDE, Ore.) - The Coast Guard assisted in locating and hoisting two boys to safety at Seaside Monday evening. Two two boys were 13-years old who became lost while hiking in a forest.

A spokesman from Coast Guard Group Astoria says they received a phone call from the Seaside Police Department at 5:47 PM that two 13-year-old boys had gotten lost in the woods behind the Seaside Elementary School in Seaside.

Police Identify Missing Fisherman Off Oregon Coast

The man who fell overboard was wearing yellow rain gear but was not wearing a life jacket

(TILLAMOOK, Ore.) - Oregon State Police has taken a missing person report related to a fisherman who reportedly fell overboard in the Pacific Ocean Friday morning five miles northwest of the Siuslaw River.

The Coast Guard suspended their day-long search Friday evening. The missing man is identified as 22-year old Andrew Jay Jessup Herbert-Hopper of Tangent. A trooper assigned to the Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division took the report Friday at approximately 9:30 PM after the 75-foot fishing vessel Zora Belle arrived in port.

Coast Guard Rescues Hundreds During Northwest Flooding (VIDEO)

The most recent case involved the rescue of a pregnant woman near Pacific City, Wash., by a rescue helicopter crew homeported out of Air Station Port Angeles, Wash.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - The Coast Guard, along with state and federal agencies, worked continuously to provide assistance to communities in the Pacific Northwest affected by the recent flooding.

Coast Guard operations began Monday in Tillamook, Ore., Pe Ell, Wash., and Belfair, Wash., where Coast Guard units assisted in the rescue of at least 128 people, five dogs and one cat.

Rescue Efforts Underway in Oregon Town of Vernonia

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(VERNONIA, Ore. ) - The U.S. Coast Guard and the Oregon National Guard have helicopters and boats in the Oregon town of Vernonia plucking residents off roof-tops and rescuing stranded people after the Nehalem River swelled overnight.

The Coast Guard says they have 8 aircraft in the area and have rescued more than 200 people so far. Hundreds of homes are flooded, as well as schools and businesses. Highways 26 and 47 in and out of the city are closed.

Strong Winds Causing Problems for Coast Guard Communications

The Coast Guard has closed and restricted a number of Oregon ocean bars.

(SEATTLE) - The Thirteenth Coast Guard District Command Center temporarily lost communications with Coast Guard Group Astoria today due to hurricane force winds sweeping the Pacific Northwest.

A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules air crew launched from Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento and will be patrolling the northern and central Oregon coast to serve as a communication platform for distress calls.

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Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Virginia

(PORTSMOUTH, Va.) - The Coast Guard is responding to a cruise ship that ran aground this morning after taking on water in the Intercoastal Waterway near the Pungo region of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Rescue Underway to Get Passengers Off Grounded Cruise Ship

There are no reports of any injuries.

(PORTSMOUTH, Va. ) - The Coast Guard is responding to a cruise ship that ran aground this morning after taking on water in the Intercoastal Waterway near the Pungo region of Virginia Beach, Va.

The cruise ship Spirit of Nantucket with 66 people onboard notified the Coast Guard after the vessel began taking on water. The captain of the vessel purposely ran it aground to prevent the ship from sinking.