NORTH JETTY – The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search this morning for a 19-year-old Humboldt State student who was swept into the sea Monday afternoon, Oct. 29 while fishing with friends. The Coast Guard was called to the North Jetty of Humboldt Bay at 4:32 p.m. to search for KeyMaan Stringer, a freshman from…
Coast Guard rescues overdue kayaker near Albion Point
U.S. Coast Guard MCKINLEYVILLE – The Coast Guard rescued a kayaker who was stranded during a fishing trip after his kayak began taking on water through a hole in the hull on the Albion River, Sunday. The kayaker’s wife called Coast Guard Station Noyo River watchstanders around sunset, reporting her husband, who was supposed to return before dark, was…
Local Coast Guard crews targeted by lasers
U.S. Coast Guard MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard is asking the public for tips or information regarding recent laser attacks aimed against rescue helicopter crews. The latest attack occurred Tuesday evening near the Arcata-Eureka airport as an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay was conducting a practice instrument approach. The helicopter…
U.S. Coast Guard to hold open house Saturday
U.S. Coast Guard SAMOA PENINSULA – Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay personnel are scheduled to host an open house event Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the station, located at 200 New Navy Base Road in Eureka. The free, public event will welcome members of the community onto the base to see Coast Guard helicopters and small boats…
Stranded surfers plucked from Camel Rock
U.S. Coast Guard TRINIDAD — A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew rescued two distressed surfers near Trinidad Saturday afternoon, Feb. 27. At approximately 4:30 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville received a call from a person ashore stating his friends needed assistance and were stranded on Camel Rock. A Coast Guard MH-65…
Kayakers rescued in Trinidad Bay
U.S. Coast Guard TRINIDAD – At 7:11 p.m. Thursday, June 25 U.S. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay received word that two individuals were stranded on off-shore rocks just south of Trinidad Head. On lookers situated alongside the bluffs overlooking Trinidad Harbor spotted the two after their kayak sank 200 yards off the beach. A Coast…
Coast Guard saves flood survivor
U.S. Coast Guard MCKINLEYVILLE/EEL RIVER – Friday night at 12:34 a.m. the U.S. Coast Guard received a request from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office to assist a man who was dangerously close to being washed into the Eel River by raging floodwaters. Sector Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville dispatched RESCUE 6558, a MH-65D helicopter, with four…
Coasties come to the rescue after boat capsizes in ocean
A Northern California Coast Guard boat crew rescued two fishermen from the surf Thursday, March 23 when their 16-foot recreational vessel was overturned by a wave. The two men were clinging to the hull of the boat in 12-14 feet of breaking surf when the Station Humboldt Bay rescue crew arrived on scene and…
New name for McKinleyville’s Coast Guard headquarters
Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard command responsible for operations from the California-Oregon border to the Mendocino-Sonoma county line, will be renamed Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay effective May 31. Group Humboldt Bay is changing its name as a result of a service-wide standardization initiative, but the switch will not impact any…