Three men rescued by Coast Guard after boat capsizes near Port Orford
The U.S. Coast Guard says three men were rescued near Port Orford after their capsized boat left them stranded in the Pacific Ocean.
Rescuers were alerted after one of the trio called 9-1-1 at 7:11 a.m., on Saturday, claiming they were floating on top of the upside-down 30-foot boat 10 miles west of Port Orford.
U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Jason Reeder said on Sunday that a helicopter spotted the men at 8:10 a.m. He added that they were quickly found because they were able to track the signal emanating from the cell phone used to make the distress call.
The men, whose identities have not been released, were then recovered by motor lifeboat crews and transported to Gold Beach, where they were medically evaluated and released in good condition. They were the only ones on the boat, said Coast Guard officials on Sunday.
The cause of the capsizing is not yet known and the boat, Cosmic Charlie, was left on the scene by Coast Guard officials but will be recovered by friends of the rescued men.
-- Everton Bailey Jr.
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By Everton Bailey Jr., The Oregonian View full sizeUS Coast GuardA video capture from the US Coast Guard shows three men floating on top of an upside-down 30-foot boat 10 miles west of Port Orford on Saturday. The men were recovered,
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Port Orford, OR - First Waves From Tsunami Reach US Mainland Along ...
Port Orford, OR - The first waves from a tsunami caused by a Japanese earthquake have reached the U.S. mainland along the Oregon coast.
Geophysicist Gerard Fryer at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu says high water reached Port Orford, Ore., around 7:30 a.m. PST Friday.
Officials along the coast activated warning sirens hours earlier to alert people to leave low-lying areas.
The National Weather Service says some of the biggest waves of between 6 and 7 feet were expected to hit near Crescent City, Calif.
People in coastal of Oregon, California and Washington evacuated ahead of the waves Friday.
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