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Search for F/V Patty AJ skipper Jerry Barkley suspended
Six days have passed since the Patty AJ capsized in the Coos Bay channel near buoy 5, and the search for its missing skipper has ended. Now the task of raising the ship has begun, and a commercial salvage operation is currently underway to lift the vessel off the bottom of the bay and tow it into shallow water. The Coast Guard looked for Jerry Barkley, the replacement captain for the 62-foot steel fishing vessel, for 12 hours before suspending the search. Lt. Kevin St. Pierre said a survival model was used to help them decide how long the search should go on, which included what clothes Barkley was wearing and the water temperature. Read the rest here 15:27
Coast Guard suspends search for fishing boat skipper
Coast Guard officials say the search for a captain who disappeared when a boat with a load of fish overturned has been suspended. The search ended at 7 p.m. Wednesday after 11 hours. Coast Guard spokeswoman Rachel Steiner said the Patty AJ capsized Wednesday while making a turn in the channel of Coos Bay. Three of the four people aboard the vessel reached safety while a Coast Guard helicopter, two boats and a dive squad scrambled to find the captain. Read the rest here 07:38
Fishing vessel capsizes in the channel of Coos Bay, three safe, skipper believed to be trapped onboard
Rescuers scrambled to find a fishing skipper believed trapped within his capsized vessel in the channel of Coos Bay near the bar just out of Charleston at Buoy 5 Wednesday morning. Coast Guard spokeswoman Rachel Steiner said the Patty AJ was headed into port with a load of fish when it capsized during a turn. Three other crew members were able to escape. A Coast Guard helicopter, two boats and a dive squad were on scene this morning attempting to find the captain. Read the rest here 15:02
