Yesterday, the Coast Guard advised all mariners of the dangers related to crossing hazardous bars in the Pacific Northwest.
Recent incidents have highlighted the challenges of attempting to cross waterway bars in heavy weather and at night. The marine casualty of a commercial fishing vessel on the Coos Bay bar resulted in the loss of a vessel, but miraculously all three crewmembers were saved. Unfortunately, in a similar incident on the Yaquina Bay bar, both the crew and the vessel were...