Photo Release: Coast Guard rescues two fishermen near Coos Bay, Ore.

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Aug. 05, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 13th District PA Detachment Astoria
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Coast Guard rescues two fishermen near Coos Bay, Ore.

The 47-foot fishing vessel is engulfed in flames after it caught fire 20 miles west of the Cape Blanco light near Coos Bay, Ore., Aug. 5, 2017. The two fishermen aboard were able to escape to a life raft before the fire took over the vessel. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector North Bend.

The 47-foot fishing vessel is engulfed in flames after it caught fire 20 miles west of the Cape Blanco light near Coos Bay, Ore., Aug. 5, 2017.

The two fishermen aboard were able to escape to a life raft before the fire took over the vessel.

U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector North Bend.

The Coast Guard responds to a fishing vessel that caught fire near Coos Bay, Ore., Aug. 5, 2017. A volunteer light keeper at the Cape Blanco light noticed the burning vessel and reported it to Coast Guard Station Coos Bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector North Bend.

The Coast Guard responds to a fishing vessel that caught fire near Coos Bay, Ore., Aug. 5, 2017.

A volunteer light keeper at the Cape Blanco light noticed the burning vessel and reported it to Coast Guard Station Coos Bay.

U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector North Bend.
A Coast Guard Station Chetco River 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew rescues two fishermen from a life raft after their vessel caught fire near Coos Bay, Ore., Aug. 5, 2017. The two fishermen were transported to port in Brookings, Ore., with no medical concerns. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector North Bend.

A Coast Guard Station Chetco River 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew rescues two fishermen from a life raft after their vessel caught fire near Coos Bay, Ore., Aug. 5, 2017.

The two fishermen were transported to port in Brookings, Ore., with no medical concerns.

U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector North Bend.

 

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