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High Surf in South Central Oregon Coast, Oregon
High Surf January 19, 2016 · South Central Oregon Coast, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
The 40.1 feet Eagle III commercial crab fishing vessel collided with the Coos Bay north jetty and capsized around 830 pm on 1/19/2016. The vessel had left Charleston, OR but was registered in Port Orford, OR. There were 4 people on board. The captain survived by making it to shore. One male body was found on the Coos Bay north jetty along with boat debris. Two people are still missing and assumed deceased. The debris has become a hazard in the Coos Bay bar.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 611146. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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