Barge loses logs; safety advisory issued.Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard TILLAMOOK - Be on the lookout for in search of; looking for. See also: Lookout logs if you're romping in or out of the water on the Oregon Coast The Oregon Coast is a geographical term that is used to describe the coast of Oregon along the Pacific Ocean. Stretching 362 miles from Astoria to the California border, the Oregon Coast is unique in that the whole coastline is public land. in the coming weeks. Lots of logs. The U.S. Coast Guard issued a safety advisory on Thursday, warning ships and boats traveling along the coast to beware of some 2,000 logs drifting in a west-southwest direction 105 miles southwest of Tillamook Head Tillamook Head (455630 N, 1235720 W) is a high promontory on the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon in the United States. It is located in west-central Clatsop County, approximately 5 mi (8 km) southwest of Seaside. , which is roughly off the coast of Newport. The Canadian tug Sea Commander was on its way from Surrey, British Columbia Surrey is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia that lies within the Metro Vancouver district, and geographically at the centre of the larger region known as the Lower Mainland of BC. It is the province's second-largest city by population after the city of Vancouver. , to Eureka, Calif., when it "lost" about 2,000 logs in the water. They were wrapped in bundles of five. They may not strike land for several weeks. How does a boat lose 2,000 logs? The Coast Guard didn't say, and a public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. officer reached late Thursday couldn't provide further details. Nor were attempts to reach the tug's owner, Union Tug and Barge, successful. But if anyone knows how to lose a couple thousand logs, the Vancouver, B.C.-based company would. That's because it's happened before. On Nov. 13, 2001, the Sea Commander reported that a rogue wave rogue wave n. An unpredictable, abnormally large wave that occurs on a seemingly random basis in the oceans. struck the barge it was towing, causing 400 bundles of 20 to 30 logs apiece to spill overboard, 25 miles west of Cape Foulweather. In both incidents, the Coast Guard issued safety broadcasts, as the logs "present a severe safety hazard to recreational users of the coast." Each year, injuries and fatalities are attributed to accidents involving adrift logs, the Coast Guard warns, so people shouldn't play on or around them. Sneaker waves can quickly pick logs up and move them, even if they appear to be stuck in sand. "They're full-sized trees," said Kurt Fredrickson, a Coast Guard spokesman. |
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