Federal Lawsuit Filed to Restore Newport Coast Guard Helicopter

Federal judge orders return of Coast Guard rescue helicopter to Newport

A federal judge has ordered the return of a U.S. Coast Guard search-and-rescue helicopter that was removed from Newport in early November.

US Coast Guard must return rescue helicopter to Newport, judge rules

The temporary order comes just three days after a lawsuit challenging the removal. The U.S. Coast Guard has stationed a rescue helicopter in Newport since 1987, not long after three fishermen died when their boat capsized roughly 20 miles off the central coast.

Federal lawsuit filed to restore Newport Coast Guard helicopter

Fishermen's group seeks emergency intervention before mid-December crab fishing season begins

Coastal groups sue feds for removing Newport helicopter

Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport crosses the Yaquina Bay estuary, where fishing charters pass daily to catch halibut, tuna, salmon, rockfish and crab. (Photo by Mia Maldonado/Oregon Capital Chronicle)A nonprofit group representing fishermen’s loved ones and Lincoln County are suing to return a Coast Guard helicopter to the Newport Airport Facility.  The county and the Newport-based nonprofit, the Fishermen’s Wives, on Friday filed a lawsuit in the …

Coastal groups sue feds for removing Newport helicopter

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Coastal groups sue feds for removing Newport helicopter

A nonprofit group representing fishermen’s loved ones and Lincoln County are suing to return a Coast Guard helicopter to the Newport Airport Facility. The county and the Newport-based nonprofit, the Fishermen’s Wives, on Friday filed a lawsuit in the District…