Above, the Fishing Vessel Lori Ann (previously named “Little Linda”) ran aground at around 2 a.m. Tuesday on Nye Beach in Newport. Work was underway during the day to unload around 1,800 gallons of diesel fuel aboard, and plans called for an attempt to refloat the vessel at high tide Tuesday afternoon. Visitors flocked to the beach to view the grounded 50-foot vessel. (Photos by Monique Cohen)

Fishing boat attempts to moor in Nye Beach



A 50-foot fishing vessel called the “Lori Ann” (previously named “Little Linda”) ran aground at around 2 a.m. Tuesday on Nye Beach in Newport, just north of the Nye Beach turnaround.

The Lori Ann had a crew of two people, and a U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue team from Station Yaquina Bay in Newport responded and ensured that the two crew members were brought safely onshore.

The vessel was carrying approximately 1,800 gallons of diesel fuel. Coast Guard pollution response and vessel inspection personnel, in partnership with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), responded to the scene to assess vessel condition and monitor any potential pollution threat.

A clean-up contractor, arranged by the owner of the Lori Ann, was working Tuesday to remove the diesel fuel from the vessel and make plans to remove it from Nye Beach. There were reports of a small amount of diesel fuel that may have been released into the water, but the vessel’s hull structure appeared to be intact, according to the Coast Guard, and no fuel appeared to be leaking from it.

An attempt was planned for Tuesday afternoon to refloat the Lori Ann during the projected 7.9-foot high tide, which occurred at 4:26 p.m. It was unknown as of press time whether or not that attempt was successful.

The cause of this accident is under investigation.

The Coast Guard and DEQ were monitoring the scene to control any marine environmental damage.

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