Personnel from the Coast Guard Pacific Strike Force found a large volume of an oily water mixture in the bilges of the aft and forward sections of the vessel Amazon, a 1940's era 170-foot crane barge, currently More
Rear Admiral Gary T. Blore shakes hands with Captain Douglas E. Kaup during the Sector Columbia River activation ceremony at Air Station Astoria, Ore., Monday. Sector Columbia River was made official during the More
The Air Station Astoria, Ore., color guard presents colors during the opening of the Sector Columbia River activation ceremony at Air Station Astoria, Monday.Sector Columbia River was made official during the c More
PORTLAND, Ore., - Captain Daniel LeBlanc shakes the hand of Captain Leonard Tumbarello after relieving Tumbarello of command of the newly-established Coast Guard Maritime Safety Unit Portland, August 24, 2010. More
PORTLAND, Ore., - Captain Douglas Kaup presents Chief Andrew Dryer with a Meritorious Unit Commendation in recognition of the work done by the crew of Coast Guard Sector Portland leading up the the establishmen More
ASTORIA, Ore. ? Lt. Cmdr. Michael ?Ray? Cain speaks to guests at his retirement ceremony in the Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., hangar Friday, Sept., 24, 2010. Cain retired after 27 years of service to More
ASTORIA, Ore. ? Capt. Douglas E. Kaup (left), Sector Columbia River commanding officer, presents the Coast Guard Commendation Medal to Lt. Cmdr. Michael ?Ray? Cain (right) in the Coast Guard Air Station Astoria More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Coast Guard Capt. Douglas Kaup, Sector Columbia River Captain, and Lt. j.g. Ryan Brady, Detached Duty Officer for Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., inspect an Emergency Position Indicating Radi More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Aviation Survival Technician 2nd Class Eric Young displays survival equipment to U.S. Naval Sea Cadets during their visit to Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Saturday, March 19, 2011. During t More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Chief Petty Officer Nathan Davis, lead Vessel Boarding Safety Team (VBST) petty officer, briefs Oregon National Guard and Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, Ore., members before boarding the mot More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Coast Guard Captain Doug Kaup, ret., accepts a flag commemorating his 31 years of distinguished military service from Cmdr. Tony Hahn during his retirement ceremony at Sector Columbia River in W More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Coast Guard Captain Doug Kaup salutes Capt. Bruce Jones as Adm. Gary Blore, District Thirteen Commmander, presides during a change of command ceremony at Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore. More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Lt. Cmdr. Jon Kreischer (LEFT) and Cmdr. Mark Vlaun stand at attention during a change-of-command ceremony for the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Fir in Astoria, Ore., June 30, 2011.Kreischer succee More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Lt. Cmdr. Jon Kreischer (RIGHT) assumes command of Coast Guard Cutter Fir under the supervision of Rear Adm. Gary T. Blore (CENTER), Coast Guard 13th District Commander, during a change-of-comma More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Aviation Survival Technician First Class Obrien Starr-Hollow and an injured man are brought into a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter by Aviation Electronics Technician Second Class Daniel Hor More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Aviation Survival Technician First Class Obrien Starr-Hollow is lowered to an injured man and a cliff rescue worker 50 feet above the water near North Head Lighthouse near Ilwaco, Wash., July 7, More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. Gary Blore receives a Distinguished Service Medal from Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp during his retirement ceremony at Sector Columbia River in Astoria Thursday, More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. Gary Blore passes his aviator's scarf on to Vice Adm. John Currier during an Ancient Albatross Change of Watch Ceremony at Sector Columbia River in Astoria Thursday, July 1 More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. Gary Blore receives a National Ensign from Capt. Tony Hahn during his retirement ceremony at Sector Columbia River in Astoria Thursday, July 14, 2011. Blore, who served fo More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. Gary Blore speaks during an Ancient Albatross Change of Watch Ceremony at Sector Columbia River in Astoria Thursday, July 14, 2011. Ancient Albatross is an honorary title More
ASTORIA, Ore. - An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria, Ore., performs a search and rescue (SAR) demonstration before crowds on the Columbia River in Astoria, Saturday, August 13, 2011.The SA More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Coast Guard Cutter Alert, a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Astoria, Ore., passes before crowds on the Columbia River in Astoria, Saturday, August 13, 2011.The Alert was underway More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Navy Capt. Lori Laraway provides Operational Stress Control Leader Training for Coast Guard Sector Columbia River leaders at Air Station Astoria, Ore., Aug. 23, 2011.The course was designed to i More
Capt. Leonard Tumbarello, Sector Columbia River deputy commander, discusses safety with a local fisherman during Buoy 10 operations at the marina in Hammond, Ore., Aug. 26, 2011. Buoy 10 operations have success More
The motor vessel Edfu sits anchored approximately 10 miles west of Astoria after losing propulsion Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., maintained contact with the vesse More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Leon Doniphan, a food service specialist aboard Cutter Alert in Astoria, Ore., poses for a photo in front of a Large Navigation Buoy on the Columbia River in Astoria. Doniphan swam to th More
An aviation survival technician from Air Station Astoria, Ore., conducts vertical surface training on the cliffs of North Head in Ilwaco, Wash., May 18, 2011.The unique area of responsibility for Sector Columbi More
U.S. Coast Guard Advanced Helicopter Rescue School students pose for a class photo on Waikiki Beach near Cape Disappointment, Wash., Jan. 27, 2012, while a Royal Canadian Air Force CH-149 Cormorant rescue helic More
ASTORIA, Ore. - A crew prepares to power down a new Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter after landing at Sector Columbia River, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.This MH-60T is Sector Columbia River's newest asse More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Orly Ben Jacob (left), an aviation electronics technician, and Petty Officer 2nd Class William Cairns, an aviation maintenance technician, get familiar with the new cockp More
ASTORIA, Ore. - The 648-foot motor vessel Morning Spruce floats adrift off the Oregon Coast, Sunday, February 26, 2012. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River coordinated actions to prevent the vessel from running a More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Tongue Point Job Corps students aboard the training vessel Ironwood deliver a tow line to the tugboat Chinook during an Emergency Towing System drill Wednesday, June 13, 2012. The ETS is a kit, More
SEATTLE - (left to right) Coast Guard Seaman Tyler Locatis, Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Moitoso, Jesse Moitoso, Seaman Johnathan Grondin and Fireman Charles Lewter participate in the Pacific Northwest Spartan More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Emergency medical personnel respond to a man aboard the charter vessel Stardust near Astoria, August 20, 2012. A 25-foot response boat crew from Station Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco, Wash., de More
ASTORIA, Ore. - Braydan White (left), 5-year-old Seaside, Ore., community member and avid Christmas fan, visits with Santa in the Seaside Outlet Mall parking lot, November 17, 2012.A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk h More
Capt. Bruce Jones addresses visitors to Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco, Wash., prior to a memorial wreath-laying ceremony, Jan. 12, 2013. Gordon Huggins (standing left) was the only survivor More
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Commander, Capt. Bruce Jones, addresses attendees to the unveiling of a Coast Guard City monument in Astoria, Ore., Jan. 24, 2013. Astoria was officially recognized by Congress More
Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose, addresses students from the Tongue Point Job Corps and other attendees during an unveiling ceremony for a Coast Guard City monument in Astoria, Ore., Jan. 24, 2013.The monument More
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Commander, Capt. Bruce Jones (second from left,) Astoria, Ore., Mayor Willis Van Dusen (third from left,) Oregon State Representative Deborah Boone, D-Cannon Beach (fifth from More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Rashad Gipson, aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River's Air Station Astoria, Ore., prepares for a training flight aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, Feb. 2 More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Rashad Gipson, aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River's Air Station Astoria, Ore., stands before an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, Feb. 25, 2013.Gibson's charact More
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Stephen Bobian (right) accepts the Sumner I. Kimball Award and pennant from Capt. Daniel LeBlanc on behalf of Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Astoria, March 1, 2013. The crew of A More
Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Astoria, Ore., crew members prepare the foundation for a navigation structure on a rock at the entrance to Cathlamet South Channel just off Tongue Point in Astoria, April 11, More
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay tows the fishing vessel Granada to Garibaldi, Ore., April 24, 2013. The vessel was carrying 20,000 pounds of shrimp when the vessel became di More
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Sector Columbia River's Air Station Astoria, Ore., delivers a load of concrete to awaiting Aids to Navigation Team Astoria on the Columbia River near Tongue Poin More
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River's Aids to Navigation Team Astoria prepares to unload a fresh bucket of concrete delivered by an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria on the Columbia River nea More
A Coast Guard 25-foot response boat crew from Station Cape Disappointment patrols the Skipanon River in Warrenton, Ore., as a fire burns at Pacific Coast Seafood Company, June 4, 2013. Coast Guard Sector Columb More
Capt. Bruce Jones, Coast Guard Sector Columbia River commander, presents Columbia River Bar Pilot employees Leroy Schlecht (left), George Ware and Gerrald Tucker (right) with U.S. Coast Guard Public Certificate More
Flight crewmembers Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Geiszler (left to right), Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Crosby, Lt. Phil Wade and Lt. Austin Montanez stand before an HU-25 Falcon jet minutes after touching down More
Senior Chief Petty Officer Justin Eaton (left), officer in charge, Coast Guard Station Portland, Ore., transfers command responsibility of the station to Chief Kellian Whidden during a change of command ceremon More
Crew members from Marine Safety and Security Team Seattle rescue three people from a 43-foot pleasure craft near North Portland Harbor in Portland, Ore., Sept. 18, 2013. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River receiv More
Tongue Point Job Corps students work to level the future site of an HU-25 Falcon jet display at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., Nov. 1, 2013. The students excavated the site, leveled it, b More
Fishermen practice using a dewatering pump under the instruction of Curt Farrell (right), commercial fishing vessel safety coordinator for Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., during a commercial fish More
Willis Van Dusen, mayor of Astoria, Ore., Capt. Bruce Jones, Coast Guard Sector Columbia River commander, and Tita Montero, Tongue Point Job Corps Center business and community liaison, cut a ribbon in recognit More
Willis Van Duson, mayor of Astoria, shows his appreciation to the Coast Guard during the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River open house Sept. 6, 2014, in Astoria, Ore. Astoria was officially recognized as an offi More
Members of Coast Guard Sector Columbia River attack a controlled vehicle fire during a training exercise at the airport in Warrenton, Ore., Sept. 9, 2014. Coast Guard members at the sector train monthly in the More
The Coast Guard Sector Columbia Incident Management Division works with Port of Astoria personnel to refloat and lift the vessel Cap'N Oscar, after it sunk at the Port of Astoria, Ore., Feb. 11, 2015. Providing More
Chief Petty Officer Matthew Degerelamo, an operation's specialist at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, writes down position and operations of boat crews enforcing a safety zone on the Columbia River in Kennewi More
A boat crew from Aids to Navigation Team Kennewick, aboard a 26-foot ATON boat, patrols the lower division of the Columbia River while enforcing a safety zone for the Columbia Cup Hydroplane races and air show More
A Sector Columbia River boarding team member climbs a jacobs ladder to board the motor vessel Hyperion Leader to conduct a security boarding as it entered the Columbia River from the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 9, 201 More
The Coast Guard and local authorities picked this boat up off a beach near Ocean Shores, Wash., after it capsized with two people aboard and washed ashore, Sept. 10, 2015. The incident involving this boat launc More
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Templeton, a yeoman at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., takes a picture of a members spouse for her military dependent identification card Sept. 29, 2015. Yeom More
Coast Guard crew members assigned to maintain the Astoria, Ore., Coast Guard Housing complex spread shredded tire pieces at the playground located in Coast Guard housing off of Klaskanine Avenue, Sept. 30, 2015 More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Campanale, marine science technician at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, surveys the scene of a 1,100 gallon diesel spill in the Port of Astoria, Ore., in the vicinity of Pier 1, More
Cmdr. James Harkins, engineering officer at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River informs members of the Columbia River Steamship Operators Association about the Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during the CRSO More
A Coast Guard aviation survival technician, rescue swimmer, assists medical personnel prepare a 59-year-old woman suffering from symptoms related to a heart attack for transport to Hoquiam Bowerman Airport at t More
The Washington and Oregon crab fishing fleet transits from various ports along the Oregon and Washington coastline toward the crab soaking grounds prior to the opening of the pre-soak period Jan. 1, 2016. The c More
Coast Guard responders from Sector Columbia River Incident Management Division oversee the cleanup of the barge Multnomah along the Columbia River, Goble, Ore., Feb. 2, 2016. The Multnomah is a 265-foot barge t More
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, from Air Station Astoria, Ore., flies along the shoreline of the Columbia River in the vicinity of Astoria, March 10, 2016. Air Station Astoria was the first Coast Guard air st More
A tug helps stabilize the motor vessel Sparna, a 623-foot Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier, while the Sparna awaits repairs after it sustained damage below the waterline while transiting in the Columbia River ne More
Two tugs support the 623-foot motor vessel Sparna past the Wauna Paper Mill while in transit along the Columbia River to their mooring destination in Kalama, Wash., March 23, 2016. The Sparna, which had briefly More
A Coast Guard boatcrew aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat conduct search patterns on the Columbia River near pier 39 in Astoria, Ore., March 24, 2016. The boatcrew from Station Cape Disappointment began their sear More
An excavater is attached to the beached fishing vessel Privateer to help stablize it as salvage experts evaluate the vessel for pollution threat and eventual salvage near Ocean Shores, Wash., May 10, 2016. The More
Personnel from Marine Safety Unit Portland and Sector Columbia River stand in formation during the sector's change-of-command ceremony at its Warrenton, Ore., base, May 27, 2016. Capt. Willaim Timmons relieved More
Capt. David Berliner, deputy commander, Coast Guard Sector Columbia River looks over the Columbia Gorge at a burning oil train while aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, June 3, 2016. Federal, state and local re More
A Coast Guard aircrew from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter delivers an ill man to Warrenton, Ore. emergency medical services at the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River base, Aug. 12, 2016. The aircrew hoisted the ma More
Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Sheppard, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay, prepares for radio communication while operating a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat outbound Tillamook Bay in Garibaldi, O More
A Coast Guard boatcrew aboard a 29-foot Response Boat - Small II, from Station Portland transits the Willamette River during a coxswain qualification board, Sept. 7, 2016. A coxswain is in charge of all operati More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Sarah Augustine, a marine science technician, Incident Management Division Detachment Portland, points to the sunken motor vessel Earnest, which sank in the Columbia River near Goble, Or More
Lt. Daniel Cathell, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot and Petty Officer 1st class Justin Robert, an aviation maintenance technician both assigned to Sector Columbia River receive the 2015 MH-60 Standardization More
An aircrew aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., prepares to take the load of a 14,000 pound buoy that washed ashore just south of the entrance to Tillamook Bay, in More
Gordon Huggins and Jeff Rusiecki both former Coast Guardsmen and honorory guests at a memorial ceremony speak about their experiences in surviving tragic accidents involving Coast Guard assets, Jan. 14, 2017. H More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Demasi, a machinery technician at Aids to Navigation Team Astoria, conducts a scheduled inspection of Bugby Hole Light 46 while underway in the lower Columbia River, Feb. 7, 2017. More
Ensign Katie Whitmore looks at a fire extinguisher offered up by a recreational fisherman in the Columbia River while Lt. Adriana Gaenzle marks off the checklist during a dual-agency law enforcement patrol cond More
Chief Petty Officer Duane Lumsdon, a maritime enforcement specialist at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, prepares for a mock shootout during training with the members of the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office du More
Two members from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River are subdued during a training exercise with the members of the Clatsop County Police Department held in the Clatsop County Fairgrounds, March 8, 2017. More tha More
Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Kyle Able, Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Courtney Lund, Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Eric Galbreath, Machinery Technician 3rd Class Jordan Smith, Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Alan Dumville More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Sam Potter, an aviation maintenance technician, performs anti-corrosion maintenance on a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter inside the hangar at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore More
A Coast Guard Sector Columbia River MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoists a man after his vessel capsized near Warrenton, Ore., May 26, 2017. The man was transported to Sector where he was released without medic More
A passageway aboard a derelict vessel located at a submerged-land site on the Columbia River near Goble, Ore., shows the dilapidated condition of vessels at the site, June 3, 2017. More than one ton of hazardo More
A contractor from National Response Corporation Environmental Services prepares to remove barrels of hazardous materials from a derelict vessel located at a submerged-land site on the Columbia River near Goble, More
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilots Lt. Patrick Wright, Ensign Dave Strojny, Lt. Cmdr. James Cooley, Lt. j.g. Jason Weeks, Lt. Kyle Murphy and Lt. Jonathan Ralston stand over their More
Global Diving and Salvage, a Coast Guard contracted salvage company, personnel prepare to remove oil and oil products from the sunken fishing vessel Donna in the Hoquiam River near Hoquiam, Wash., July 5, 2017. More
The motor vessel Argent Cosmos, a 557-foot Panamanian-flagged tanker sits aground in the Columbia River near Skamokawa, Wash., July 6, 2017. The Coast Guard and its state and local partners are responding to th More
Rear Adm. David Throop, commander Coast Guard 13th District, Captain. Bill Timmons, commander Sector Columbia River, Capt. David Berliner, deputy commander Sector Columbia River, Master Chief Petty Officer Karl More
A Coast Guard crewmember from Station Cape Disappointment assists three canoeists to safety after they became stranded in Jetty Lagoon near Fort Stevens in Hammond, Ore., Sept. 3, 2017. The three canoeists, a m More
Emergency medical technicians load up a patient transferred to them by a Coast Guard aircrew at Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., Sept. 6, 2017 The Coast Guard found and rescued the man from a cliffside More
Chief Petty Officer Ryan Widdows, executive petty officer at Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay, instructs Petty Officer 3rd Class Bradley Larson during a towing evolution aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat in Til More
The aircrew of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, lands in a parking lot at U.S. National Guard Training Base Camp Rilea located in Warrenton, Ore., for the U.S./China Disaster More
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment and other attendees of the annual MLB Triumph Memorial Service held at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Ilwaco, Wash., Jan. 13, 2018, watch a mem More