Marine Debris: partial fishing vessel; off Gold Beach, OR

off Gold Beach, OR | 2016-Mar-16

Initial Notification: During an overflight on March 16, 2016, USCG Sector North Bend, OR, discovered a 26-30 foot partial fishing vessel roughly 10 miles offshore of Gold Beach, OR that is believed to be Japanese tsunami marine debris. No fuel is believed to be on-board the vessel, but USCG attached a Self-Locating Datum Marker Buoy (SLDMB) to track the debris in the event it poses a hazard to navigation and/or comes ashore.