Vancouver Fire Boat 1 was required to rescue a man and his dog off a 32-foot sailboat in the Columbia River on Tuesday because of storm conditions. (Vancouver Foire Department) A man and his dog ...

Firefighters were called at about 6:30 p.m. to Marine Park boat launch on the Columbia River. Firefighters arrived to find a 32-foot sailboat partially tied to an unsteady dock. The sailboat was ...

The fire crew made contact with the man in the 32-foot sailboat partially tied to the “very unsteady dock,” tried to help him and his dog get down but the boat was too far away to do so safely.