Coast Guard suspends search for overdue kayaker
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay (U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Cmdr. Brendan Hilleary)
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. – The Coast Guard and Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office suspended their search Saturday for an overdue kayaker who went missing Friday near the Luffenholtz Beach area.
The search for Nicolas Brunner, age 19 of McKinleyville, was suspended after...
Coast Guard searches for missing kayaker near Luffenholtz Beach
Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter File Photo
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard and Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office are searching the Trinidad Bay area after an unmanned kayak was found near Luffenholtz Beach.
Missing is a 19-year-old male, last seen wearing a yellow vest.
Local authorities received a call at approximately 4:30 p.m. Friday of a missing person, which coincided with...
Coast Guard, Korean War Veterans Association celebrate 65th anniversary of armistice
A crew member of Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda rings the ship’s bell as names of several Humboldt Bay area natives who died during the Korean War are read during a ceremony in Eureka, Calif., June 27, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard and members of the Korean War Veterans Association Chapter 176 commemorated the 65th anniversary of the Korean...
Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 2 near Indian Island
The Catalina, a 17-foot sailing vessel, sits moored in Eureka, Calif., July 27, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo).
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan crew worked together to rescue two people whose 17-foot sailboat capsized near Indian Island off the coast of Eureka, Friday.
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders received multiple calls via phone and VHF channel...
Coast Guard finds adrift sailboat 1 month after rescuing owners
Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda crewmembers prepare to tow the unmanned 46-foot sailing vessel after finding it near Fort Bragg, Calif., July 22, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo).
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda crew found the sailing vessel Kelaerin, Sunday while on routine patrol near Fort Bragg more than 440 miles south-southeast from its position on June 16.
The Barracuda...
Coast Guard supports Korean War Veterans on 61st Anniversary of Armistice
HUMBOLDT BAY, Calif. – The Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay commemorated the 61st anniversary of the Korean War armistice off Humboldt Bay, July 27.
Members of the Korean War Veterans Association Chapter 176 held a wreath-laying ceremony aboard the Barracuda approximately three miles off Humboldt Bay. The ceremony included...
Fleet Week, America’s Cup – Formula for fun, frenzy
San Francisco – This week’s confluence of major events in San Francisco Bay is a rare opportunity for boaters and citizens to explore and enjoy the area’s vibrant maritime culture, but it also holds the potential for accidents and conflicts that the Coast Guard and other emergency response agencies are working hard to avoid. While some Bay area Coast Guard personnel will have time...
