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 to Honor Crew Lost at Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard will livestream a memorial service Monday to honor the four crewmembers lost 23 years ago during a rescue operation off the coast of Cape Mendocino. The 8:15 a.m. service will be available for viewing on the Sector Humboldt Bay Facebook page. The CG-6549 crew included Lt. Jeffrey F. Crane, 35, of […]
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Coasties Brave ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Conditions for Training
When what the Eureka office of the National Weather Service deemed “extremely dangerous ocean conditions” hit the North Coast on Tuesday, local Coast Guard crews hit the waves. According to a Facebook post by U.S. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay, crews set out to take advantage of the conditions for Surf Operations Training. “The crews […]
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Coast Guard Rescues 3, Chihuahua from Battered Sailboat (With Video)
The Coast Guard rescued three people and a Chihuahua from a disabled sailboat that was being battered by up to 40-mile per hour winds and 20-foot seas off the coast of Klamath Wednesday morning. The captain of the Missfit, which was traveling from San Francisco to Washington, called in their predicament around 6:25 a.m. and […]
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Coasties Rescue Stranded Hiker Near Klamath River (Video)
A crew from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay rescued a stranded hiker near the mouth of the Klamath River on Sunday. The hiker had contacted the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office at about 2:30 p.m. to report he’d become stranded at the bottom of a 300-foot cliff near the mouth of the Klamath River […]