Santa Cruz harbor restrictions eased

SAN FRANCISCO – The Coast Guard eased restrictions to the Santa Cruz Harbor Sunday, after safety assessments were completed for the area. The southern half of Santa Cruz harbor, the harbor west of the Murray Street Bridge, is determined to be safe for vessels with a draft of 6 feet or less to transit. The determination was made after a National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration survey vessel...

Unified Command continues to respond to tsunami damage

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – In this video, salvage crews work to remove vessels in the harbor Monday, March 14, 2011. Unified Command response crews, comprised of Coast Guard personnel, California Department of Fish and Game Office of Spill Prevention and Response and Santa Cruz Port District officials, are assessing and responding to any and all impacts to area shorelines that resulted from the West...

Northern California Coast Guard Units Responding to Tsunami Conditions

ALAMEDA, Calif. – Northern California Coast Guard response crews are conducting the following actions in response to the West Coast tsunami and related impacts: Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay’s MH-65C helicopters are continuing to search for a person in the water near the Klamath River, reportedly swept out to sea while trying to photograph tsunami waves. Six vessels have sunk or...