Diesel spill reported on central Oregon coast

By AP Published: Jul 23, 2012 at 11:12 AM PDT Last Updated: Jul 23, 2012 at 12:01 PM PDT

NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - A cleanup operation is under way on the central Oregon coast after a fishing vessel carrying about 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel hit a jetty.
   
The U.S. Coast Guard says the 48-foot vessel Two Mikes ran aground Sunday night on the north jetty at the entrance to Yaquina (yuh-KEEN-uh) Bay.
   
A contractor has been hired. The Coast Guard says the vessel began taking on water and sinking shortly after hitting the ocean side of the jetty.
   
The Coast Guard says it rescued the two people aboard, and their injuries were minor.

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