FLORENCE, Ore. — An abandoned 24′ non-motorized boat was removed from the ocean shore near Muriel Ponsler Wayside north of Florence on Thursday. It was taken to a local landfill by Leisure Excavating. When the boat was found, no pollution or hazardous materials were detected but there was marine life clinging to the debris. Some … Continue reading »
Fugitive Washed Up On Oregon Beach
NEAR PACIFIC CITY, Ore. – A body which washed up at an Oregon beach this weekend is a fugitive. State Police say fingerprint analysis confirms it is that of Kyle Wallace of Depoe Bay. The 20-year-old was last seen speeding away from a traffic stop on Highway 101 south of town. Sunday his body washed … Continue reading »
Brookings Harbor Cleanup Underway
BROOKINGS HARBOR, Ore. – After several days delay last week because of rough ocean conditions, dredging of the Brookings Harbor Boat Basin is now underway. The project is designed to remove silt and other debris that washed in during the march 2011 Japanese tsunami. This dredge is sucking up silt and pumping it through a … Continue reading »
Boat Basin Clean Up In Brookings
BROOKINGS, Ore. – Thanks to nearly three fourths of a million dollars in state and federal grants, the port of Brookings Harbor is being cleaned-up of silt that’s clogging the boat basin. Thick-walled black plastic pipe, 14 inches in diameter, drapes into the Brookings boat basin to a dredge waiting to pump tsunami silt out … Continue reading »
Dredging Begins At Brookings Port
BROOKINGS, Ore. – It’s been over a year since the Japanese tsunami damaged Brookings, but more clean-up efforts are underway. Just like mowing the grass, dredging has to be done to ports; it’s the removal of sediment, dirt and other debris. Curry County is working with engineers to start the clean up mid-September. An engineer … Continue reading »
Groups Join to Clean Oregon Coast
Four non-profit groups will work together to rid the Oregon coast of tsunami debris washing ashore from Japan. The Oregon Marine Debris Team say it plans to create a data base of people who can monitor the coast, report any debris and help clean it up. Volunteers near Lincoln city report finding items such as … Continue reading »
