The 32-foot White Swan III fishing boat was about 35 miles off Florence when the ship’s captain, Mike Morgan, made a phone call early Saturday from the north end of the Coast Guard’s Heceta Banks fishing area. of the USA. he said. Morgan, 68, is still missing. A crew member accompanying him was pulled from the water and said he was “not responding,” said Chief of Staff William Colklow. Helicopter crews and lifeboats are clearing an area of 21 square miles near the site of a beacon sent by the fishing vessel. Aircraft crews spotted a life raft and wreckage from the boat in the area. “Periods of fog and low visibility are being negotiated to locate him as soon as possible,” Colclough told researchers. Authorities have not yet determined what caused the fishing boat to sink. They have also not publicly acknowledged that the person found was unresponsive. – Zane Sparling; [email protected]; 503-319-7083; @pdxzane
