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

Media Advisory: Coast Guard icebreaker to hold change-of-command ceremony Image Available: Coast Guard Reminds Mariners of Boating Etiquette Coast Guard airlifts stranded hiker at Ecola State Park, Ore. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest seeks public comment on BNSF bridge proposal Imagery Available: Coast Guard rescues man 800 feet down Crater Lake caldera Imagery Available: Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast holds change of command ceremony during Portland Rose Festival Imagery Available: Marine Safety Unit Portland welcomes new leader Media Advisory: Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast to receive new commanding officer U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard vessels open for tour in Seattle Sunday Media Advisory: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland scheduled to receive new commander

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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 reminds boaters about the importance of Maritime Etiquette & #SAFETY. Preventable Search and Rescue events ar… https://t.co/bfVP3yhYj3

#UPDATE: The #USCG has suspended the search for this vessel with negative results.

@fesi_df @SmilingDeDe The Coast Guard is one of five military branches operating worldwide with eleven statutory mi… https://t.co/wtFspsIhVM

#UPDATE See photo for Positive Identification https://t.co/EGUhg5fqsK

#USCG Sector Puget Sound is searching for an overdue fisherman near SEKIU, Wash. Charles Swanson, a 70-yo male was… https://t.co/V68CkbIzHX

#USCG #SectorColumbiaRiver airlifted a hiker stranded on a rock piling at Ecola State Park, Wednesday night. He was… https://t.co/ye9d1dBRG7

#USCG Sector North Bend aircrew safely hoists and transfers injured man @CraterLakeNPS after he falls into Crater L… https://t.co/LyNRgz7LKF

#BREAKING #USCG Sector North Bend MH-65 Dolphin aircrew teams with @CraterLakeNPS and local ropes team to rescue a… https://t.co/5PMYsYdiht

The U.S. Coast Guard 52-foot Motor Lifeboat Victory and a Canadian 62-foot Bay Class vessel will be at the Bell Har… https://t.co/abDu0j0zG5

#USCG aircrews from Sectors North Bend and Columbia River conducted separate rescues Wednesday night. The North Ben… https://t.co/1JUUrgjqPA

#Breaking #USCG aircrews from Sector North Bend and Sector Columbia River responding to separate cases. North Bend… https://t.co/5niNmR5HIS

#USCG will be enforcing a security zone, in Portland Oregon, along the Willamette River between the Hawthorne and S… https://t.co/Swjn7npvIz

#UPDATE to the grounding of the motor vessel on the Columbia River. The vessel was able to unground itself and cont… https://t.co/1yUi5ANQXO

#UPDATE #USCG members along with assisting agencies, plan to re-float the vessel at the next high tide tonight. All… https://t.co/0i66CaEAAp

#BREAKING #USCG is responding to a 738ft M/V (GORGOYPIKOOS) which has run soft-aground on a sand-bar, east of Tongu… https://t.co/WxikSCS5IW

#USCG medically evacuated a fishing-boat captain suffering a heart attack near Tillamook Bay, Thursday. He was safe… https://t.co/9lBD5c2eiE

#USCG announces the opening of SARDET ROUGE RIVER at Gold Beach, Oregon. The seasonal search and rescue detachment… https://t.co/c1XE0ad3Ek

RT @ComdtUSCG: Last November, CGC JAMES interdicted 19k lbs of cocaine worth $257 million in 9 separate interdictions. This video shows the…

Coast Guard conducts international oil spill drill in the Strait of Juan de Fuca: https://t.co/0C37OxMGDK https://t.co/CCeeOMo4af

RT @marineboard: Chris McMahon survived a high-speed collision on the Columbia River in 2017 with a video that went viral. He shared some "…

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