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Jason Bjaranson

Missing
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Jason Edward Bjaranson, 38, was last seen on March 10, 2012, while working as a deckhand on the fishing trawler *The Lady Cecelia*. The vessel tragically sank about 17 miles off the coast of southern Washington without sending any distress signals. The U.S. Coast Guard only became aware of the incident when the boat's Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) was activated, signaling a problem. Despite a search covering over 640 square miles, the Coast Guard found only debris, an oil sl ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 10, 2012
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  • Jason Edward Bjaranson - The Charley Project
  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP14191
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    Victim Details

    Mar 12, 2012

    Jan 05, 2024

    Jason

    Bjaranson

    51

    38

    70 inches

    160 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Mar 10, 2012

    Warrenton

    Oregon

    Clatsop County

    No

    183

    21942

    U S Coast Guard

    Portland

    Oregon

    ,

    MISOE#4261013

    U S Coast Guard

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    11/21/2025


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    Forum Posts (3)
    Has anyone else been looking into the theories around why *The Lady Cecelia* sank so quickly? I find... ...Read More
    03/25/2024
    Has anyone else looked into the weather conditions on March 10, 2012, when *The Lady Cecelia* went d... ...Read More
    08/04/2023
    I was reading about Jason Bjaranson and the sinking of *The Lady Cecelia*, and something just doesn'... ...Read More
    05/30/2023
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