11/28/2008

Associated Press

Two men remained missing Friday along the Oregon Coast after a 42-foot crab boat capsized near the north jetty at Tillamook Bay, authorities said.

The U.S. Coast Guard said one man managed to swim to shore and was picked up by the Coast Guard and fire crews from Rockaway Beach and Garibaldi.

He was treated at Tillamook County General Hospital and has been released, said nursing supervisor Otto Gonzalez. He was not immediately identified.

The man who swam to safety was the only one among the three who was wearing a life jacket, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Shawn Eggert.

The boat, the Network, was from Garibaldi. The Coast Guard said helicopter and boat crews continued searching for the two missing men.

"There has been no word on when and if they'll suspend the search," Eggert said.

Coast Guard casualty and pollution investigators have also been sent to the site.

The pollution investigators are looking at a sheen spotted near the area where the crab boat capsized.

Eggert said about 400 gallons of diesel fuel were on board. The Coast Guard said reports show the diesel spill will do minimal environmental damage.

The boast capsized at about 7:40 a.m. Friday.