13th District Pacific Northwest

The Coast Guard’s 13th District Headquarters in Seattle is responsible for Coast Guard activities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. There are two offices responsible for media relations here. The main office in Seattle and a detached office in Astoria, Oregon. For more information about the 13th District, visit our homepage at www.uscg.mil/d13.

Latest 13th District News

Coast Guard law enforcement team assists woman, investigates fisherman for BUI off of Oregon Coast

Imagery Available: Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary to patrol Columbia River as the annual salmon run ramps up

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, local responders rescue swimmers near Quillayute River inlet

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard responding to diesel spill in Newport’s Yaquina Bay

Video Available: 76-year-old woman medically evacuated by Coast Guard near Coos Bay, Oregon

52-year-old jumps 60 feet from Rock Creek Falls; Coast Guard aircrew conducts medevac

Imagery Available: Coast Guard aircrew hoists man who fell off cliff near Lincoln City, Oregon

Imagery Available: Coast Guard crews conduct safety patrols on Lake Washington during 69th annual Seafair

Imagery Available: Coast Guard rescues stranded kayaker off rocks near Sunset Bay State Park

Coast Guard seeks public input on replacement plans for Lake Union bridge

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Thirteenth District PA Contact

Main
(206) 220-7237

After Hours
(206) 220-7237

U.S. Coast Guard Thirteenth District
Commander (dpa)
915 Second Ave., Suite 3584
Seattle, WA 98174

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#USCG law enforcement team from Station Umpqua River assisted an injured woman and are investigating the circumstan… https://t.co/UmoFnkSK52

Various #USCG and Coast Guard Auxiliary boat and air crews alongside our local and county partners will be patrolli… https://t.co/9L95qBMxkj

#USCG crews and La Push Police rescued two men, in their mid-to-late twenties, who were attempting to swim across t… https://t.co/w0aIpItnAs

#USCG members from Sector Columbia River's Incident Management Detachment in Portland, responded to a diesel fuel s… https://t.co/ADNkkno4Q9

Coast Guard aircrew medevac'd woman reportedly suffering from kidney failure on cruise ship, Grand Princess, 50 mil… https://t.co/26zqbvUhuD

*UPDATE* CG received call of man exiting water near Cape Lookout State Park wearing red lifejacket. Man was of med.… https://t.co/l6C8jSoNis

CG seeking info on unmanned red kayak located near 3 Arch Rocks Nat. Wildlife Refuge, Oceanside, Ore. This 1-pers… https://t.co/WXEc02JY0I

#USCG video of the helicopter rescue at Rock Creek Falls, Wash., yesterday. https://t.co/Kawy8SXNFb

CG aircrew medevac'd man who reportedly jumped 60 feet from top of waterfall at Rock Creek Falls, Wed. Air Station… https://t.co/mvyxJLjwP6

RT @SkamaniaSheriff: Coast Guard hovers for rescue near Stevenson https://t.co/oCmqjUma7v

Air Station Astoria crew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helo hoisted man and transported him to a Level 1 Trauma Center in… https://t.co/xwv1Bpailw

The man is being transported to Oregon Health & Science University Hospital trauma center for further medical care. @OHSUNews

@GabeCohenKOMO @SkamaniaSheriff Please see updated info in our recent Tweets

Sorry, all- that was Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, NOT Sector North Bend.

#BreakingNews CG Sector North Bend aircrew en route to assist @SkamaniaSheriff with inland helo hoist of 52 year ol… https://t.co/O9BeHaDTV0

Coast Guard aircrew hoisted a man who reportedly fell off a cliff called God’s Thumb, near Lincoln City, Tuesday af… https://t.co/aB67jeh3sc

#Update # USCG confirms, only one person aboard capsized vessel. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the deceased.

#UPDATE The helicopter search of the area yielded negative results. Local authorities have stood the aircrew down.… https://t.co/wjp2VZCspq

#BREAKING #USCG MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Facility Newport spotted an overturned vessel outside the… https://t.co/LWmu3gUIDF

#USCG Air Station Port Angeles has deployed an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter to assist local efforts in the search for m… https://t.co/j1mqoGhHmk

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