Overview

• On Sunday at about 4 p.m. the 40-foot vessel Das Bug took on water and capsized near the Yaquina Bay jetty, throwing all four crew into the water.
• A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay rescued three people who were treated for hypothermia at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital.
• Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay units and an MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from Air Station North Bend searched for eight hours over 54 square miles in inclement weather.
• The search was suspended at 10:15 a.m. Monday, with operations on hold pending any new information due to safety concerns.
• Captain Perry Bordeaux said the missing passenger had boarded impulsively to try fishing, underscoring the hazards of Yaquina Bay’s bar currents.