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Coast Guard rescue helicopter returns to Oregon coast city, Wyden says
A federal judge cited increased rescue risks in ordering the helicopter's return, which had saved about 500 people since 2014, with officials pledging to keep it in Newport.
- On Dec. 4, Sen. Ron Wyden said the U.S. Coast Guard returned the rescue helicopter to Newport, Oregon and vowed to keep it there following U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken's Nov. 24 order.
- Local leaders sued after Lincoln County, the Newport Fishermen's Wives, and the state of Oregon learned the Coast Guard moved the helicopter about 70 miles south to North Bend without notice.
- Evidence presented in filings notes that relocating the Coast Guard rescue helicopter would increase rescue times from 15 to 30 minutes to 60 to 90 minutes, and the helicopter has saved about 500 people between 2014 and 2025.
- Plaintiffs moved on Dec. 4 to seek a preliminary injunction keeping the Coast Guard helicopter in Newport as oral arguments proceed Monday, with Sen. Jeff Merkley saying the acting commandant assured its return was permanent.
- Federal contractors' activity shows inquiries for 200 hotel rooms, fueling ICE plans speculation, while crabbing season starts later this month and residents remain concerned about unresolved federal intentions.
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US Coast Guard returns rescue helicopter to Newport
The U.S. Coast Guard has permanently returned its rescue helicopter to Newport after removing the aircraft without explanation in October. That’s according to Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, who shared the news Thursday on social media. “This is a big win to keep fishermen and the Newport community safe,” Wyden said in his post. Some great news: I just got off the phone with the U.S. Coast Guard, who has returned the rescue helicopter to Newpo…
·Portland, United States
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Coast Guard has returned rescue helicopter to Newport to stay, after its quiet removal sparked public outcry
Days after a federal judge ordered the return of a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter to Newport, they have done so - and promised not to move it again, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Thursday.
·Bend, United States
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