Yaquina (Coast Guard patrol boat)
Coast Guard Patrol Boat · United States · Lost 1935 · The Columbia River Bar & Oregon Coast
A Coast Guard patrol boat capsized on the Yaquina Bay bar during a rescue attempt, drowning three surfmen from the Yaquina Bay station.
The Vessel and Her Loss
On February 26, 1935, a Coast Guard patrol boat from the Yaquina Bay Station put out into heavy breakers to aid a disabled barge under tow by the tug Mellville. Caught by a large wave, the boat capsized on the bar, throwing its five-man crew into the water. Two surfmen survived; three, George Elkins, George Meadows and William Stultz, drowned in the rescue attempt.
Vessel
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- Motor
- United States Coast Guard, Yaquina Bay Station
Loss
- February 26, 1935
- Storm
- Yaquina Bay bar, Newport, Oregon
- Yaquina Bay / Pacific Ocean
- Yaquina Bay Coast Guard Station → Disabled barge on the Yaquina bar
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Newport, Oregon
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (60/100)
Vessel dimensions, builder, and precise wreck location are not established in the sources reviewed.
U.S. Coast Guard Enlisted Memorial
Casualty names, date, and circumstances of the capsizing.
Magellan Ship Biographies (Tacoma Public Library)
Narrative account citing Don Marshall's Oregon Shipwrecks.
