 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Fishermen plead to get data back.(City/Region)(Weather buoys knocked loose by winter storms provided information that aids navigation on treacherous river bars)
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The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
| Date:
February 4, 2008
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Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard
NEWPORT - You might think the most dangerous element of the crab fishing business is somewhere out at sea - a steel pot knocking a weary deckhand into the frigid depths of the Pacific Ocean.
It's not.
The most likely place for an Oregon ship to sink is at river bar crossings, where silt deposited by inland currents builds up in strange places and creates unpredictable, breaking waves. Breaking waves sink boat...
