THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015
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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
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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-
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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
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as a sheen of oil emanated
from its hull, with an uniden-
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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
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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
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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
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Anglers can comment on
upcoming halibut seasons
The Friends of the Astoria
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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
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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-
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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.
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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.
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1004 Commercial St.,
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join the meeting on-line at
https://global.gotomeeting.
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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.
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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.
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