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October 9, 2006 · about 20 years ago

Fishermen plucked from ocean after 1912 vessel sinks

Two Canadian tuna fishermen were rescued unharmed off the Oregon coast by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter after floating on a life raft for two hours in swells as high as five metres. The Silver Bear, a 16-metre wooden fishing boat that was almost 100 years old, sank in the Pacific Ocean about 220 kil

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Two Canadian tuna fishermen were rescued unharmed off the Oregon coast by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter after floating on a life raft for two hours in swells as high as five metres.

The Silver Bear, a 16-metre wooden fishing boat that was almost 100 years old, sank in the Pacific Ocean about 220 kilometres west of Cape Disappointment, Wash., Friday morning.

Rescuers credited the two-man crew

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