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Newport, Oregon: Fishing vessels collide at sea in thick fog

U.S. Coast Guard crews safely escorted two small fishing vessels, one of which was taking on water, back to the dock after they apparently collided in thick fog about 12 miles offshore early Wednesday morning. The Coast Guard will investigate the cause of the incident, which was called into Station Yaquina Bay shortly after 5 a.m. Both fishing boats, F/V Chief Joseph and F/V Linda were still operable, but the Linda sustained damage to its hull and was taking on water. The Coast Guard crew passed over a pump in case it was needed to keep the fishing vessel afloat. >click to read< 13:54

Video: Fisherman airlifted by Coast Guard to South Jersey hospital

486x274_q75 lindaA fisherman aboard a scallop boat off the South Jersey coast had to be airlifted when he needed medical attention on Sunday afternoon. The man on board the 90-foot fishing vessel Linda based in New Bedford, Mass. radioed into the Coast Guard seeking help for an unspecified medical issue for a 63-year-old man. according to the Coast Guard. Despite the rain a crew from the Coast Guard’s Atlantic City station hoisted the man off the boat 60 miles southeast of Atlantic City and took him to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Mainland Campus in Galloway. Read the rest here Watch video here   16:24