FLORENCE, Ore. — U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews were scouring the waters off the Oregon coast on Saturday, searching for two people aboard a sinking fishing vessel.
The boat, named White Swan III, is taking on water about 35 miles off the coast of Florence, KOIN-TV reported. Officials believe the two people aboard the vessel could be in danger.
Missing are the boat’s pilot, Mike Morgan, 68, and a female passenger, the Coast Guard said in a news release.
#Breaking #USCG Station Siuslaw River 47-foot Motor Lifeboat, MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crews search for 2 aboard sinking 32-foot fishing vessel White Swan III nearly 35 miles offshore Florence, OR. Active search continues in heavy fog. #ProtectingThePNW
— USCGPacificNorthwest (@USCGPacificNW) March 26, 2022
The Coast Guard’s 47-foot motor lifeboat and helicopter crews are being used in the search, according to KEZI-TV.
Search efforts are being conducted in heavy fog, Coast Guard officials said in a tweet.
In its news release, USCG officials said that Coast Guard Sector North Bend received a mayday call at approximately 12 a.m. PDT Saturday from Morgan.
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