Coast Guard Rescues Three as Newport Fishing Boat Capsizes, One Still Missing

Share This Article

NEWPORT, Ore. — A routine crabbing trip turned tragic Sunday afternoon when the F/V Das Bug, a Newport-based fishing vessel, capsized and sank near the entrance of the Yaquina Bay jetty.

The U.S. Coast Guard said the vessel went down around 4 p.m., prompting a search involving a helicopter and two motor lifeboats. Three of the four crew members — including captain Perry Bordeaux — were pulled from the frigid water and rushed to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital for treatment of hypothermia. The fourth crew member remains missing.

Search efforts were suspended at nightfall but are expected to resume Monday morning at 7 a.m., according to family

→ Continue reading at That Oregon Life

Related articles

Comments

Share article

Latest articles