Depoe Bay Dan ... RE: comm. boat that sank?

[fish assassin]

Hey Dan,

Can you give us any details ... like the name of the boat/skipper ... of the
commercial boat that sank/ran up on the beach just North of Depoe Bay Friday?
The rumor that I have is that it was the wood boat that was docked at the end
of Dock 1 (the transient slips)? Any details as to why he ran aground on such
a nice day? Was it mechanical problems?

Thanks,
-assAssin-

[Born to be Wild]

Mark,

I didn't hear anything about a boat sinking but will check into it. Been real busy with ifisher's the last three days and now I got to take care of business.

I will stop and ask about it at the Coast Guard today and report back. I stoped by there Saturday night and inquired about a couple empty boat trilers and rigs that were in the ramp parking lot still at dark after I cleaned the public filet station. They didn't say anything about the commercial boat but I didn't ask either.

Dan

[CATCH AND EAT]

I wondered about that too. Talk with the sheriff at Depoe Bay Friday night and he mentioned that had happened. What's up with that? No details here just still wondering.

[HOGGEMIN]

Dan the trucks with trailers were Pilars & Corrirods.

[Born to be Wild]

Dan the trucks with trailers were Pilars & Corrirods.

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">HOGGEMIN,

Thanks Hoggemin. I was just a little concerned especially since I saw a couple small boats launch late in the evening and one of them I went over and told him it was a bit "wiggly" out there. He went out anyway.

The coastie's figured it was some boats that put in and moored somewhere in the bay. They said there was three moored at the fuel dock but there was only two and I knew which one of them belonged to.

Wished I knew it was Pilar and Rod. I have met Pilar once but would have liked to say hi and thanks, and I would have liked to meet Rod for the first time.

I just get a little concerned when I see empty trailers that late at night and the ocean is not a lake.

Those two are probably saltier than the Bonneville salt flats and had I known, I probably would have not inquired at the Coast Guard.

Dan

[Big TULE]

Yeah Dan we were stuck in newport... But a little white subaru saved out butt's...

[Born to be Wild]

Whoops! I got side tracked about the empty trailers.

I got busy again with bus. and some ifisher's and didn't have a chance to talk to the Coast Guard. Never even saw the port docks today.

But, I did think to mention it to a couple locals tonight and found this out:

It was Gary (won't mention his last name) on the Mary L and he ran a ground just north of Fishermen's Rock (Glen Eden Beach) about 12:30am.

He supposedly fell asleep. Heard he walked off the boat and walked ashore.

The boat is no longer, no more. His dad ran that boat commercial crabbing and salmon for some twenty years or so before he passed away a couple years ago.

Mark, I'm sure you know or know of his brother Larry (Two Sisters) who is possibly the best commercial chinook fisherman on the coast and a pretty good guy.

And now for the rest of the story...

[ 06-25-2003, 12:28 PM: Message edited by: DepoeBayDan ]

[fish assassin]

Thanks Dan. Kinda weird that there was no mention in the paper or anything. I
would have thought after the big loss up at Garibaldi that the papers would have
picked up on that story. Guess there wasn't enough human intrest to the story as
there wasn't massive loss of life.

Thanks again, Dan.

-assAssin-

[tailchaser]

On another thought a small commercial caught fire in Winchester bay this weekend at the fueling dock and sank. Fortunately no one was hurt and the fueling dock survived the incident. I guess the fumes caught fire over the hot engine and torched the entire boat about 10' from a gas tank!! That could have been really ugly.

tc

[Popeye]

Operator falls asleep, boat runs aground
Oregon State Police report that Gary Davis, 41, of Gleneden Beach, owner/operator of the Fishing Vessel Mary L, a 39-foot Fiberglas salmon troller/crabber, ran the boat aground on the beach near the end of Lancer Street in Lincoln Beach about 1 a.m. Friday.
Davis told OSP he had fallen asleep. He was not injured. The boat partially broke apart from surf action.
Responding to the scene were deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff's office, Depoe Bay Fire Department, and U.S. Coast Guard.
OSP responded with Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation officials about 8:30 a.m. and coordinated efforts with the boat owner for removal of the vessel. Devils Lake Construction responded and used an excavator and articulated dump truck to remove the boat and gear in pieces from the beach. A state parks cleanup crew assisted in cleaning up scattered debris.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife also sent staff to the scene.
The boat was uninsured and was declared a total loss, but some gear was salvaged. OSP said a moderate amount of diesel spilled during the wreck but quickly dissipated from surf action. They said wreckage is expected to continue to be deposited on the beach for the next several days.






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[Born to be Wild]

Popeye,
Looks like the News-Times article I read this morning. The News Guard had it on the front page with a picture and a little better article. Trouble was it was not on there website. I called them and asked if they could put it on there site because of interest from some non- locals.

znews guard photo by Chad Richins

LAW ENFORCEMENT and Oregon State Parks personnel gather at the wreckage of the Mary L. Friday morning, hours after the 42-foot fishing vessel ran aground in Lincoln Beach. The boat’s skipper, Gary Davis, was uninjured in the incident. A small fuel spill occurred as the boat broke apart, but soon dissipated in the surf. Debris from the vessel is expected to wash ashore on local beaches for several days.


Boat runs aground, skipper OK
By CHAD RICHINS
The News Guard

A commercial fishing boat went soft aground and broke up early Friday morning near the Cavalier Condominiums in Lincoln Beach, destroying the boat and scattering debris across hundreds of yards of beach.
The 42-foot fishing trawler MARY L., registered to Mary L. Davis, of Depoe Bay, beached two miles north of Government Point on Lincoln Beach after skipper Gary Davis put in a distress call by cell phone to Lincoln County 911 (LinCom) at 12:39 a.m. Friday. Davis reportedly told the 911 operator he had fallen asleep and was unsure of his location, but his cell phone went dead and he was unable to stay on the line.
After receiving the call, LinCom relayed the information to several responding agencies, which included the Oregon State Police, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, several units of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Depoe Bay Fire Department the Oregon Parks Department and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
According to North Lincoln Fire and Rescue Division Chief John West, his department was originally called to respond to the distress call, but the Depoe Bay Fire Department took over when it was determined the boat had gone aground within their district. A representative of the Depoe Bay district said crews responded but acted only in an assist capacity in attempting to locate the skipper of the boat while the Coast Guard handled the investigation of the accident.
Davis was still aboard the boat when it beached and reportedly walked off the boat into the surf and was uninjured. The boat, however, was severely damaged by the pounding surf and is expected to be a total loss. The vessel was uninsured, and Davis spent much of Friday morning on the beach attempting to salvage the boat’s engine and other items before the tide came back in.
The State Parks Department, which oversees Oregon’s beaches, coordinated efforts with the boat’s owner to remove the boat from the beach. Devil’s Lake Construction Co. brought in an excavator and a dump truck to remove the bulk of the vessel and parks crews assisted with cleaning up the scattered debris. Work was completed Friday afternoon, but debris is expected to continue to be deposited on the beach for several days.
Approximately 200 gallons of diesel fuel are thought to have spilled from the boat when it broke apart, but was quickly dissipated in the surf.
The Davis family could not be reached for comment as of press time.

[Miss B Haven]

Ouch! Talk about a crash landing! :shocked: