McKINLEYVILLE — The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated a 28-year-old man from a fishing boat off of Cape Mendocino on Thursday. At around 8:45 a.m., the Coast Guard received a distress call from the 34-foot fishing vessel Oregon 350, saying they had
Two kayakers faced unexpectedly challenging rapids on Saturday along the Mad River, losing their kayak and prompting a search from the U.S. Coast Guard.
There will be a lot more air traffic in and out of U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville over the next couple of weeks as the pilots and crews of the helicopters conduct their annual training.
If you don’t have to go out on the water this weekend, don’t. That’s the message the U.S. Coast Guard sent out Friday to people living along the coast in Northern California.
A Eureka man was given a letter of appreciation from the U.S. Coast Guard on Friday for his efforts in rescuing someone in the surf off Samoa beach in December when a boat rolled over.
The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay on Tuesday officially adopted a new search-and-rescue system meant to pinpoint callers in distress with greater accuracy than ever before.
The U.S. Coast Guard hoisted two fishermen from the water after they were forced to abandon ship when it started taking on water 22 miles west of Crescent City on Thursday afternoon, according to a Coast Guard spokesman.
The U.S. Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay rescued a man stranded on the north bank of the Smith River east of Crescent City on Monday afternoon, according to a U.
With the camera rolling, Petty Officer 1st Class James Force, of the U.S. Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay, was lowered out of a helicopter, down 15 feet into 45 degree water and left there.
The U.S. Coast Guard is asking people to be aware of high and sudden changes in tides this storm season. People should avoid going near the water at beaches or other low-lying coastal areas, especially climbing down cliffs, jetties and rocky
It’s the last situation any U.S. Coast Guard airman wants to be in: strapped into a seat in the cockpit of a helicopter sinking under the waves. At the Arcata Community Pool on Wednesday, it was precisely the scenario Humboldt Bay Air Station
The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay is getting a new fleet of helicopters that are better able to communicate with local, state and federal agencies and quieter in the air.
A Shelter Cove man was arrested July 15 on suspicion of causing over $100,000 damage to a U.S. Coast Guard radio tower last month. William Lloyd Nelson, 50, allegedly used a high-power rifle to damage the support legs of the Coast Guard’s Rescue
The deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Group/Air Station Humboldt Bay, retired Friday after 29 years of military service in the Air Force, Army and Coast Guard.
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into a shooting spree that caused more than $100,000 in damages to a U.S. Coast Guard communications tower in Shelter Cove early this week.
