Coast Guard Numbers

[SKSPAWNER]

Does anyone have the phone numbers for the Coast Guard stations handy. Since we've all been taking about safety I thought it might be a good idea to program them into my cell phone. Anyone else agree?

[CrazyFish]

Which CG station? Astoria, Garibaldi, Newport, ect. ect.. :whazzup:

They are listed in the phone book. Just look up one and give them a call and I would think that they could hook you up with any stations #'s.

[Sea Jypzee]

Depoe Bay CG Station is (541)765-2123
Depoe Bay Bar Report - (541)765-2122

[SKSPAWNER]

Thanks, Nancy
Sunny K

[blubeast]

sks...here are some I keep handy...

Cape Disappointment (Ilwaco) 360-642-2382 (emergency only)
Astoria Coast Guard 503-861-6211
Tillamook Coast Guard 503-322-3531
Yaquina Bay Coast Guard 541 265 5381
Depot Bay Coast Guard 541 765 2124

VHF – channel 16 CB – channel 9

I put these on a post couple of months ago, several others added bar contact numbers and other ports. Suggest you do a search for these others.

Good info to have handy.

[ 08-03-2003, 08:52 PM: Message edited by: blubeast ]

[SKSPAWNER]

Hey, Thanks Dale. I don't think you can have too much information when it comes to safety.

Sunny

[Slugranch]

Cell Phones are OK, but they are no sustitute for a VHF radio. The Coast Guard has no way of using a radio direction finder to locate a vessel that calls them with a cell phone. Last weeekend they had quite a few calls from guys on cell phones lost in the fog. The only way they could locate these boats , that also didn't have gps capabilities was to fly over them with a helo, and have the guy in the boat tell them when the helo was directly overhead. A lot of wasted time and aircraft fuel, just to locate the vessel.

[SKSPAWNER]

Thanks, Slugranch
You are absolutely correct. The phone is a last backup to my VHF radios. Just trying to cover all the bases.


Sunny K