Yet another crab fishing vessel with two onboard was escorted back to port today, the fourth Coast Guard rescue mission in as many days. The call came in around 10:30 a.m. and the Comet was back at Woodley Island by 1:30 p.m. after a prop failed. No injuries were reported. On Monday, the Coast Guard […]
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Coast Guard Responds to Three Rescues in Three Days
For the third time in three days, the Coast Guard was dispatched to help local fishermen in distress. In the latest rescue, a lifeboat crew was sent around 1 p.m. Monday to assist four Dungeness crab fishermen aboard the 58-foot Lori Ann, which had become disabled amid heavy fog. After putting the vessel in a […]
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High Surf Closes Bay Entrance
The United States Coast Guard captain of the port has closed the entrance to Humboldt Bay due to high surf, the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Service wrote in a Tweet this afternoon. The National Weather Service issued a high surf warning this morning, in effect until 10 p.m., predicting waves up to 32 feet […]
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Coroner Identifies Man Pulled From Humboldt Bay
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office today identified the man whose body was pulled out of Humboldt Bay on July 2 as Shane Christopher Barbion. He was 47. Officials believe Barbion, who was identified using his fingerprints, was living in Eureka at the time of his death. Family members in Nevada have been notified. No foul play […]
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Puppy Plucked From Humboldt Bay to be Adopted by Rescuer
One of the fishermen who rescued a puppy thrown off of the Samoa Bridge is set to adopt her. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for the man who dropped the young dog off the bridge’s middle span around 9:30 a.m. on Monday. The suspect is described as a white male, late teens to […]
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Updated: Officials ID Woman Recovered From Humboldt Bay
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation in to the death of a 28-year-old woman whose body was recovered Sunday from Humboldt Bay. Community Service Officer Stacy Hanson today identified the woman as Richelle Anaya, of Samoa, and said an autopsy has been scheduled to determine a cause of death. Hanson said the […]
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Crab: No Guts, No Worries
You can start planning Christmas dinner — the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is opening recreational Dungeness crabbing all over California starting Saturday, Nov. 5. Mind you, the California Department of Health warns seafood lovers in Humboldt and other areas north of Marin County not to consume the guts “due to the sporadic detection […]
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UPDATED: Bay Billboards No More
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Association of Governments just issued a press release noting that removal of the 10 billboards won’t just be good for scenery enthusiasts, but also for the Humboldt Bay Trail and the Safety Corridor Improvement Project. See the press release copied below, along with a billboard map. PREVIOUSLY: Motorists on the Safety […]
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Keepin’ it Kinetic: Ahoy, Day 2!
The Kinetic Grand Championship is the art race that floats. (Fingers crossed.) After the pageantry of the Arcata Plaza kick-off and the sandy adrenaline rush of Dead Man’s Drop yesterday, racers hit Humboldt Bay with amphibious ambition today. Mark McKenna’s slideshow below captures the wild and watery action. Stay tuned for news from the Ferndale […]
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Reminder: Humboldt Bay’s Entrance is Unpredictable and Dangerous Due to Shoaling
The dangerous shoaling off the entrance to Humboldt Bay, which the Journal reported on in April, remains of great concern to the sheriff’s office, which sent out a press release today reminding boaters of the shallow waters and hazardous new breaks the sediment has caused. Army Corps of Engineers dredging is scheduled to start in […]
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‘A Significant Threat’: Eureka Responds to Lawsuit, Offers Contradictory Declarations
The city of Eureka is arguing in a federal court filing that there is no need for a judge to issue a temporary restraining order halting the city’s planned May 2 eviction of homeless people living in the PalCo Marsh, because there’s no threat that they will be irreparably harmed by being forced to relocate. […]