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A Coast Guard crew aboard a 47-foot motor lifeboat from Station Grays Harbor searches the water for a missing man after the vessel he was on sank off Westport, Washington, Friday morning, May 9. Three others who were aboard the fishing boat were rescued from the water by Coast Guard personnel. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)
Fishing boat sinks, Newport man missing STEVE CARD Lincoln County Leader
A Newport fisherman, Jon Stevenson, 44, who was the captain aboard the F/V Captain Raleigh, is missing after the 68-foot vessel quickly sank Friday morning near Grays Harbor at Westport, Washington. Three crewmembers aboard the boat were rescued by personnel from U.S. Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor. According to the Coast Guard, the Captain Raleigh was underway Friday morning when a distress call was sent out around 8:15 a.m., stating they were taking on water and the onboard pumps could not keep up. Rescue boat crews from Station Grays Harbor and
an aircrew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Astoria were dispatched, and an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast was issued for anyone in the area to render assistance. Another fishing vessel pulled alongside the Captain Raleigh a few minutes after the distress call to provide a dewatering pump. A rescue crew from Station Grays Harbor showed up on scene around 8:30 a.m., according to a press release issued by the Coast Guard. A few minutes after they arrived at the location, the Captain Raleigh quickly sank. Three members from the fishing vessel who were in lifejackets entered the water and were immediately picked up by the Coast Guard boat crew. Stevenson was
reported to still be aboard the Captain Raleigh when it sank near the Grays Harbor bar entrance. The three who were rescued were brought back to the station for evaluation by emergency personnel, and two additional boat crews from Station Grays Harbor joined the search efforts. The aircrew from Air Station Astoria arrived overhead at 9 a.m. to begin search patterns. A U.S. Navy dive team was also requested to assist in the search efforts. A Navy helicopter from Air Station Whidbey Island transported the dive team to Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, and divers were transported to the See MISSING, page A6
A vigil for longtime Newport fisherman Jon Stevenson, 44, who went missing after his boat, the Captain Raleigh, sank Friday morning near Grays Harbor, was held at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Fishermen’s Memorial Sanctuary at Yaquina Bay State Park. (Photo by Steve Card)
New animal shelter on track for fall opening Waldport mayor reinstated, for now STEVE CARD Lincoln County Leader
The new Lincoln County Animal Shelter being built in Waldport is taking shape, with construction still on course for completion this fall. The animal shelter is being built on a two-acre plot along Southwest Dahl Avenue in Waldport, just south See SHELTER, page A7
STEVE CARD Lincoln County Leader
Work is progressing on construction of the new Lincoln County Animal Shelter in Waldport. Plans currently call for moving into the new shelter this fall. (Photo by Steve Card)
Heide Lambert, who was removed from her position as mayor of Waldport by members of the Waldport City Council during a special meeting held April 3, has been reinstated, but that could be just temporary. This action was taken following a court ruling issued last Thursday,
Heide Lambert May 8, by Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge Sheryl Bachart.
Legal counsel representing Lambert had filed a Writ of Review, asking the court to review the actions of the Waldport City Council and alleging that the council had failed to follow due process in removing Lambert from her position as mayor. Waldport City Manager Dann Cutter spoke See MAYOR, page A7
Oregon’s Democratic delegation rallies behind West Coast seafood industry JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Janelle Bynum, Maxine Dexter, Val Hoyle and Andrea Salinas have rallied behind the West Coast seafood industry. The delegation is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to buy Oregon pink shrimp as soon as possible to help lessen the damage from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. “Commercial fishing,
seafood processing, and distribution is an integral part of the numerous small ports and rural communities that dot America’s Pacific coast,” the legislators wrote in a letter to Bruce Summers, USDA Agricultural Marketing Services Administrator. “The industry contributes hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of jobs to the region’s economy, all while providing the nation with
domestic, high-quality seafood that is caught, processed, and distributed by hardworking Americans.” The West Coast seafood industry is struggling as tariff decisions create uncertainty in Oregon’s seafood industry, according to the delegation. Reports of major order cancellations paired with a prolific pink shrimp harvest have See SEAFOOD, page A7
The West Coast seafood industry is struggling as tariff decisions create uncertainty. (Photo by Jeremy C. Ruark)
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