EUGENE, Ore. (CN) — A federal judge on Monday found the indefinite removal of a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter from the coastal town of Newport, Oregon, likely violated federal law and ordered it to remain there.
“Plaintiffs have presented compelling evidence of a grave risk to the lives of the Newport fishermen in the coming Dungeness crab fishing season, as well as risks to State of Oregon employees who rely on AIRFAC Newport for helicopter rescue,” U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken, a Bill Clinton appointee, wrote in the 41-page preliminary injunction order.
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