The Coast Guard and Humboldt Bay Fire has responded with rescue swimmers to the scene on Humboldt Bay where a truck, possibly with several occupants, entered the water and became submerged around 2 p.m., this afternoon, Redheaded Blackbelt reports. Read more about the rescue here.
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HCSO Rescues Boat Stranded in Humboldt Bay
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office responded to a search and rescue call of a stranded boat in Humboldt Bay northwest of the Fields Landing boat launch. According to the report, three occupants on a boat were stuck in a mudflat in the bay and due to the boat’s location, a U.S. Coast Guard rescue vessel […]
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Witches Float: Photos from the Witches Paddle
A coven of witches gathered on Saturday afternoon at the Eureka Boat Basin public boat launch for the inaugural Witches Paddle in kayaks and canoes, and on stand-up paddle boards on Humboldt Bay. The local version of a nationwide event on the last weekend before Halloween headed east on the incoming tide to the the Samoa Bridge […]
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Man Rescued After Being Stuck in Bay Mud
A man was rescued just after 6 p.m. today after becoming stuck in the mud in Humboldt Bay near Hilfiker Lane off Broadway in Eureka. He declined medical treatment, according to the incident commander. The call came in about 5:55 p.m. The Coast Guard, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Humboldt Bay Fire Department […]
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Coasties Rescue Firefighter in Mendo
A Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay crew rescued a firefighter suffering heat stroke symptoms while working in rough terrain on the Box Fire in the Mendocino National Forest on Sunday night, according to a news release. The call for assistance came in around 10:50 p.m. “Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay launched an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter […]
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Coast Guard Crew to Receive High National Honors for Rescuing Trapped Firefighters (with Video)
A flight crew with Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay will be honored with prestigious national awards Thursday for their role in rescuing two injured firefighters trapped on a mountainside being engulfed in flames during last year’s Middle Fire. Lt. Cmdr. Derek Schramel, the aircraft commander, and Petty Officer 1st Class Graham McGinnis, a rescue swimmer, […]
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EPA Announces $300,000 for Additional Humboldt Bay Cleanup, Reuse Effort
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted $300,000 in supplemental funding for ongoing redevelopment work on the Humboldt Bay. Humboldt County is one of 25 successful Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grantees throughout the nation. According to the release the funds will be used to complete the cleanup of five sites at the historic railroad […]
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Antarctica Research Vessel Taking Harbor in Humboldt Bay, LoCo Reports
The Lost Coast Outpost reports that the bright orange, 300-foot research vessel with icebreaking capability currently taking harbor in Humboldt Bay is the Nathaniel B. Palmer. Named to commemorate the American credited with first seeing Antarctica, the ship used by the National Science Foundation is taking a break on the North Coast before setting out […]
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In the Wind on Humboldt Bay
What do you do for fun outside in this era of physical distancing when the wind is blasting? For 77-year-old Peter Portugal and his 40-year-old son Bohdi, the best answer is to don wet suits and go windsurfing in Humboldt Bay. Bohdi lives in Nicaragua eight months out of the year teaching windsurfing to tourists […]
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Photos: Windsurfing Humboldt Bay
What do you do for fun outside in this era of physical distancing when the wind is blasting? For 77-year-old Peter Portugal and his 40-year-old son Bodhi, the best answer is to don wet suits and go windsurfing in Humboldt Bay. (See the slideshow below.) Bodhi lives in Nicaragua eight months out of the year teaching windsurfing […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Deputies Plucking Packages From Humboldt Bay After Plane Crash
SECOND UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports that deputies are plucking what appear to be Amazon packages that were inside the plane that crashed into Humboldt Bay this morning out of the water. The pilot was rescued in “good condition” and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of the crash. UPDATE: Humboldt […]
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SECOND UPDATE: ‘Everyone is Doing Well,’ Boat Owner Says After Coasties Respond to Distressed Vessel
SECOND UPDATE: A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew used “direction-finding radio” to locate debris from a sinking boat after receiving a distress call Sunday evening that guided rescuers to fishermen who had made it to a beach in their survival gear using a life raft, according to a press release. Due to a head injury, […]