Lincoln County Commissioners voted unanimously Friday morning to join a lawsuit by the nonprofit Newport Fishermen’s Wives that seeks to undo the relocation of a Coast Guard helicopter that was based in Newport.

Separately, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Friday that the state of Oregon will file a separate lawsuit with the same goal.

“This helicopter isn’t a luxury—it’s a critical part of how we keep people alive on the Oregon Coast,” Rayfield said in a press release announcing the lawsuit. “The federal government didn’t just move a piece of machinery. They pulled away a safety net that this community depends on, and they did it in the dark of night with no transparency and no legal process. We’re taking action because every minute matters in a coastal emergency.”

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