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Police said it is believed the anchor became detached and the boat floated with help of strong winds for roughly three weeks ...

you'd be remiss if you didn't check out some of the surrounding Oregon Coast beach towns. On the park's south end, the aforementioned Cannon Beach is a quaint village by the sea with a thriving ...