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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015 NORTH COAST 3A Coast Guard rescues 3 from cargo ship Crewmen reportedly suffered burns and a leg injury Almasi suffered chemical burns and a potential broken bone while report- WARRENTON — The U.S. edly refueling and cleaning the ship’s Coast Guard rescued three crewmen holds, according to a statement from IURP D &\SUXVÀDJJHG FDUJR VKLS the Coast Guard. Thursday afternoon about 50 miles A Coast Guard Air Station As- west of the Columbia River bar. toria MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter The crewmen from the 623-foot crew hoisted the crewmen from the The Daily Astorian ship and transported the men back to awaiting emergency medical service personnel at the air station. The men were taken to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. According to the Coast Guard, the Almasi was initially about 70 miles west of the Columbia Riv- er bar but was instructed to move closer to shore to link with the Jay- hawk. The USCG reported that there were 31 to 38 mph winds and 19- foot seas at the scene of the res- cue. “The outstanding coordina- tion between the Almasi crew and Coast Guard watchstanders and helicopter crew led to an effective medevac,” Petty Officer 1st Class John Bennett, the search and res- cue controller at Sector Columbia River, said in a statement. “Despite the challenging weather conditions, our helicopter crew was able to safely hoist the injured men and get them to the medical care they required.” Watch a video of the rescue: http://bit.ly/1EMa59H Fishing boat Cap’n Oscar sinks again By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian The Port of Astoria’s 69- IRRW VWHHO ¿VKLQJ YHVVHO WKH Cap’n Oscar, sank up to its pilothouse next to Pier 2 at North Tongue Point between Wednesday and Thursday, the second time it’s gone down in less than a month. Port crews, on land and on a work boat Thursday, tried to UHÀRDWWKHERDWDQGVXUURXQG- ed it with containment buoys, as a sheen of oil emanated from its hull, with an uniden- WL¿HG DPRXQW RI IXHO LQVLGH They called the U.S. Coast Guard, which sent over inci- dent management responders to plan dewatering at low tide and full removal of the vessel this morning. “Thanks to the crew at the Port of Astoria and the quick response from the Coast Guard incident management department, we were able to quickly address the pollution threat,” said Chief Warrant 2I¿FHU $PEHU :LQNRZVNL WKH FRPPDQG GXW\ RI¿FHU DW Sector Columbia River. “The Coast Guard will continue to monitor the case until the ves- sel is removed from the water and the pollution is mitigat- ed.” The weather at the time of the incident included 23 mph JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Crews work to keep the Cap’n Oscar, a 69-foot steel fishing boat owned by the Port of Astoria and moored next to Pier 2 at North Tongue Point, afloat Thursday. winds and 6 foot seas. The Cap’n Oscar previous- ly sank Jan. 20. At that time, the Port’s Permit and Project Manager Rob Evert said that at low tide, the vessel became snagged on the pier, and at high tide, it was pushed down DQGHYHQWXDOO\ÀRRGHG The Cap’n Oscar was once thought of as an example of how to responsibly recycle derelict vessels, to avoid them sinking and becoming envi- ronmental hazards. During a public presenta- tion and forum July 25, 2013, Blue Ocean Environmental Steve Azar to sing at $VWRULD&ROXPQEHQH¿W Anglers can comment on upcoming halibut seasons The Friends of the Astoria &ROXPQ EHQH¿W FRQFHUW ZLOO be held as scheduled Sunday. Country singer Steve Azar will perform, replacing Collin Raye, who had unexpected surgery earlier this week. Singer-songwriter Azar is Steve Azar known for his hits “I Don’t Have to Be Me (’Til Mon- day)” and “Sunshine.” contact Grant North at Lektro For more information, at 503-861-2288. NEWPORT – Halibut anglers have three different ways to weigh in on open dates for the 2015 spring all- GHSWK KDOLEXW ¿VKHU\ LQ WKH Central Coast subarea — at- tend a public meeting, partic- ipate in the meeting via webi- nar or take an online survey. The Central Coast subar- ea extends from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain, and includes all developed ports in Oregon except Brookings, Gold Beach, and those in the Astoria area. The seasons for the Columbia River and Southern Oregon subareas have already been established for this year. The public meeting begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Oregon Department of Fish Trees to be cut along Irving Custom Excavating, con- tractor for the city of Astoria, is cutting trees on Irving Av- enue between 21st and 29th streets Monday and Tuesday. 3DFL¿F 3RZHU ZLOO EH GURS- ping the power lines to help facilitate the project’s safety; the power is projected to be down for a few hours Mon- day. For question, call the As- toria Engineering Division at 503-338-5173. Providence Seaside offers pain education SEASIDE — A pain edu- cation class, “Understanding pain: With Knowledge Comes Power,” is being offered from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Education Center A (lower level) at Providence Seaside Hospital, 725 S. Wahanna Road in Seaside. This class is designed to help understand how pain works in the body and brain. Those attending will be taught what pain really is, and how much one’s own actions and thoughts can improve pain. There is no charge for the class, but registration is required. To register, go to www.providence.org/classes or call the Resource Line at 800-562-8964. Astoria’s Premier Bed & Bath Store 1004 Commercial St., Astoria, OR 97103 503-325-4400 FIN E L IN E N S A N D SO M U C H M O R E ! w w w .in th ebou doirs.com G IFT R E G IST R IE S W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber DQG :LOGOLIH 1HZSRUW RI¿FH 2040 S.E. Marine Science Drive. Participants also can join the meeting on-line at https://global.gotomeeting. com/join/768250205, or call in at 872-240-3412 (Meeting ID: 768-250-205). Anglers can also offer their input through an online sur- vey available at http://tinyurl. com/halisurv “We want all anglers to have the ability to help shape the halibut season, and un- derstand that many cannot attend the public meeting in person. The webinar and on- line survey provide a means for all anglers to have a voice,” said Patrick Mirick, halibut assistant project lead- er for ODFW. CAN & LE T B O D T RIVE to benefit the 2015 W HS S a fe & S o b er Pa rty! SATU RD AY , FEB. 7 • 10AM -2PM The bu s ba rn n ext to W H S Cash donations are also appreciated. Please make checks payable to “WHS Save an Sober” and drop off Saturday or mail to Warrenton High School, c/o Safe and Sober Grad Night Party, 1700 SE Main Warrenton, OR 97146. spokesman Frank Allen ex- plained to the Port Commis- sion and audience how he wanted to demonstrate his environmentally friendly ship-recycling process with the Cap’n Oscar, at the time still languishing at North Tongue Point. Allen, whose main busi- ness is internationally trading seafood through his company Live Online Seafood, wanted to bring in an expert demo- lition team from New York he’s worked with before as a commercial and industrial contractor on the East Coast. “There are 300 to 400 ves- sels like this in Washington and in Oregon that are aban- doned and sinking in the riv- er,” said Allen at the meeting two years ago, adding that owners will often buy moor- age in a marina or Port before leaving them. The Port had originally foreclosed on the Cap’n Os- car with other vessels sever- al years ago and in February 2011 tried to auction it for a minimum bid of $5,800, try- ing to recoup the cost owed by the vessel’s owner. There were no bidders. A deal between the Port and Blue Ocean Environmen- tal never materialized, and the Cap’n Oscar stayed in the water. Executive Director Jim Knight, who was still working at the Port of Olympia, Wash., when Allen approached the Port, said he’s still interested in the concept and business opportunity. R e m e m b e r e d e f i L A Heaven’s Honor Roll January of 2 01 5 2 2 4 7 8 8 9 12 15 16 17 20 20 21 22 25 25 Iona “Onie” Jean Stevens . . . . . . . . . 78 Stuart Douglas Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Dr. Leroy William Steinmann . . . . 93 David Stanley Dickson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Arne Jylha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Donald William Ingraham . . . . . . . . . 73 Shirley Jean Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Margaret Irene Thibert . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Arthur Grant Girt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Robert Lee Conn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Mary Frances Stevens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Christina Louise Stacey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Walter Richard Wollenbecker . . . . 80 Mary Ann Burnett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Myrtle Leona Hjorten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Michael Peter Riva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 David Patrick Kelly II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Compassion and respect matter to you and your loved ones... 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