Mass Rescue Exercise near Humboldt Bay
EUREKA, Calif. - A Eureka Fire Department firefighter assists a volunteer victim during a mass rescue drill on April 13, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard Group/Air Station Humboldt Bay teamed up with more than 24 state, ... More
US COAST GUARD WEAPONS TRAINING
EUREKA, Calif. --Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet practice weapons training as part of their six-week patrol in the 13th district. The Calif.-based cutter proved their worth while working dou... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay lowers a rescue basket to a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew during training in Eureka, Calif., March 7, 2018. Coast Guard helicopter crews ... More
Coast Guard holds memorial for crew of CG1363
MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilots from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay, Calif., hold a memorial service at the air station memorial Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. The memorial service honored the crew of Coast Guard... More
An aviation survival technician lowered from an MH-65
An aviation survival technician lowered from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, Calif., simulates rescuing a victim at Patrick's Point State Park during clif... More
Coast Guard assists fishermen near Humboldt Bay
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew tows the 45-foot commercial fishing vessel Miss Jessie near Humboldt Bay, April 30, 2018. The crew of the Miss Jessie contacted Coast Guard Sector ... More
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay crew aboard a 29-foot
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay crew aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small II transits offshore to complete night-time helicopter operations training near Eureka, Calif., March 6, 2018. Coast Guard helicopter... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay lowers a rescue basket to a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew during training in Eureka, Calif., March 7, 2018. Coast Guard helicopter crews ... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin
A Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin aircrew hovers over a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay during night-time hoist training near Eureka, Calif., March 6, 2018. Coast... More
An aviation maintenance technician aboard an MH-65
An aviation maintenance technician aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, Calif., maintains visual of an aviation survival technician as he lowers him int... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Spencer, a boatswain's
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Spencer, a boatswain's mate aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay, stabilizes a rescue basket on the stern of the MLB during night-time helicopter op... More
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay stabilizes a rescue basket during medevac training in Eureka, Calif., March 7, 2018. Coast Guard helicopter crews routinely conduct training w... More
An aviation survival technician lowered from an MH-65
An aviation survival technician lowered from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, Calif., communicates via hand signals to an aviation maintenance technician t... More
Korean War Veterans - U.S. Coast guard photo
Members of the Korean War Veterans Association Chapter 176 held a wreath-laying ceremony aboard the Coast Guard Barracuda approximately three miles off Humboldt Bay Sunday, July 27, 2014. July 27 marked 61 year... More
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew tows the Jumpin' Jack to Humboldt Bay, California, Feb. 15, 2018. The commercial fishing vessel became disabled off the coast of McKinleyville due ... More
Humboldt Bay entrance channel U.S. Coast Guard photograph
The Humboldt Bay entrance channel is marked by north and south jetties. The bay lies along the coast of Northern California. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Brandyn Hill /Released)
The Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda crew and members of
The Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda crew and members of the Korean War Veterans Association Chapter 176 commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Eureka, Calif., June 27, 2018. The ceremony i... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda render
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda render honors to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Korean War armistice, June 27, 2018. A Coast Guard Auxiliary chaplain was in attendance to deliver a benedict... More
Oscar, a mannequin used for search and rescue training,
Oscar, a mannequin used for search and rescue training, is shown positioned on a cliff face at Patrick's Point State Park for helicopter cliff rescue training, March 7, 2018. Coast Guard crews routinely conduct... More
US COAST GUARD COMMUNITY RELATIONS
EUREKA, Calif. (June 3)--Hobie Perry, a resident of nearby Arcata, Calif., explains to his daughters Hannah, 6, and Bailey, 3, how the Coast Guard uses a hoist basket to save people in distress in the water. U... More
Coast Guard crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat
Coast Guard crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay standing on the bow of the boat as they wait for sunset to begin night-time helicopter operations training, March 6,... More
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dorado, an 87-foot Patrol
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dorado, an 87-foot Patrol Boat homeported in Crescent City, California, tows the 58-foot commercial fishing vessel Trailblazer after it experienced engine trouble 80 miles west of... More
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay crewmembers gather
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay crewmembers gather to honor and remember the crew of CG-6549, June 7, 2019, who were lost on June 8, 1997 in an effort to rescue mariners in distress approximately 60 miles West ... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter is shown on the tarmac
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter is shown on the tarmac at Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, Calif., following cliff rescue training, March 7, 2018. Coast Guard crews routinely conduct cliff res... More
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew is shown
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew is shown hovering near the sailboat Missfit, which became disabled approximately 35 miles west of Klamath, California, Sept. 25, 2019. The crew was on a journey from ... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, Calif., departs Patrick's Point State Park following cliff rescue training, March 7, 2018. Coast Guard crews routinely con... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Spencer and Seaman Stephen
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Spencer and Seaman Stephen Heckly, Coast Guard crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay, pull in a trail line from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopt... More
Humboldt Bay VOSS exercise. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
EUREKA, Calif. - Chief Petty Officer Alan Dooley, a Coast Guard pollution responders from the Pacific Strike Team, deploys and works with the Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System aboard the research vessel Cor... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter is shown on the tarmac
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter is shown on the tarmac at Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, Calif., following cliff rescue training, March 7, 2018. Coast Guard crews routinely conduct cliff res... More
Coast Guard, Good Samaritan rescue 2 near Indian Island
The Catalina, a 17-foot sailing vessel, sits moored in Eureka, Calif., July 27, 2018. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda towed it to harbor earlier in the day after the vessel capsized near Indian Island,... More
The wake of a Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 29-foot
The wake of a Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 29-foot Response Boat-Small II crew is shown in front of a red buoy as the crew transits offshore to complete night-time helicopter operations training near Eureka... More
A crew member of Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda rings
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. Frid... More
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay crew aboard a 29-foot
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay crew aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small II pulls up alongside a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew to discuss the upcoming evolution prior to completing night-time helicopter opera... More
An aviation survival technician aboard a MH-65 Dolphin
An aviation survival technician aboard a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, Calif., prepares to begin cliff rescue training at Patrick's Point State Park, March... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, Calif., hovers into position at Patrick's Point State Park during cliff rescue training, March 7, 2018. Coast Guard crews ... More
US COAST GUARD COMMUNITY RELATIONS
EUREKA, Calif. (June 3)--Jo Perry, of Arcata, Calif., checks the sights of the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett's .50-caliber machine gun during the Coast Guard City festivities. USCG Photo by PA1 Paul Rhynard.
Mass Rescue Exercise near Humboldt Bay
EUREKA, Calif. - A helicopter crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay pull volunteer victims out of the water during a mass rescue drill on April 13, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard Group/Air Station Humbol... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Spencer and Seaman Stephen
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Spencer and Seaman Stephen Heckly, Coast Guard crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay, maintain visual contact with a trail line from an M... More
Barracuda holds change of command ceremony
EUREKA, Calif. - Capt. Christopher Martino, commanding officer of Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay, delivers remarks during a change command ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda, an 87-foot patrol boat h... More
A flight mechanic aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter
A flight mechanic aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in Eureka, Calif., prepares to lower a rescue basket to a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew during training, March 7, 201... More
Coast Guard assists three fishermen 80 miles west of Eureka, Calif.
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dorado, an 87-foot Patrol Boat homeported in Crescent City, California, tows the 58-foot commercial fishing vessel Trailblazer after it experienced engine trouble 80 miles west of... More
This proclamation signed by Adm. Karl Schultz, Coast
This proclamation signed by Adm. Karl Schultz, Coast Guard commandant, was presented to the City of Eureka, California during a ceremony to re-designate it as a Coast Guard City, Feb. 22, 2019. The Coast Guard ... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay hovers above a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew during training in Eureka, Calif., March 7, 2018. Coast Guard helicopter crews routinely con... More
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay boat crew tows mariners
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay boat crew tows mariners after their vessel became disabled near Humboldt Bay, California, May 12, 2019. The Coast Guard's first station in the area was built in 1878. (U.S. Co... More
Mass Rescue Exercise near Humboldt Bay
EUREKA, Calif. - A Blue Lake Fire Department firefighter assists a volunteer victim during a mass rescue drill on April 13, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard Group/Air Station Humboldt Bay teamed up with more than 24 sta... More
Aircrew transfers injured M/V Columbia crewmember to waiting EMS perso...
EUREKA, Calif. - The crew of a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter transfers an injured crewmember of the motor vessel Columbia to awaiting emergency medical personnel at Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay W... More
Coast Guard assists fishermen near Humboldt Bay
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew tows the 45-foot commercial fishing vessel Miss Jessie near Humboldt Bay, April 30, 2018. Watchstanders launched a MH-65D helicopter crew from Sect... More
Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat
Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crews conduct surf training near the Humboldt Bay Channel, California, Feb. 13, 2009. The crews train in high surf to ensure they are prepared to respond ... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, Calif., hovers into position at Patrick's Point State Park during cliff rescue training, March 7, 2018. Coast Guard crews ... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay lowers their aviation survival technician during hoist training near Eureka, Calif., March 6, 2018. Coast Guard helicopter crews routin... More
US COAST GUARD COMMUNITY RELATIONS
EUREKA, Calif. (June 3)--Eureka resident Keith Allan and his daughter Kayla Ann, 3, learn about the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett's 25mm machine gun during a tour of the Seattle-based cutter. USCG Photo by PA1 Pa... More
Mass Rescue Exercise near Humboldt Bay
EUREKA, Calif. - A boat crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay assists volunteer victims out of the water during a mass rescue drill on April 13, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard Group/Air Station Humboldt Bay ... More
A flight mechanic aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter
A flight mechanic aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay lowers a rescue basket to a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew during training, in Eureka, Calif., March 7, 2018. Coast Gu... More
Coast Guard Capt. Greg Fuller, Coast Guard Sector Humboldt
Coast Guard Capt. Greg Fuller, Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay commander, Capt. James Pruett, Coast Guard 11th District chief of staff, and Mayor Susan Seaman of Eureka, California (pictured left to right) pose... More
A public-service illustration is shown, highlighting
A public-service illustration is shown, highlighting key safety considerations for paddlers, May 2, 2018. Paddlers should always wear a lifejacket, bring a VHF marine radio and check the weather, including wind... More
Coast Guard notifies boaters of changing conditions in Humboldt Bay Ch...
The Coast Guard urges mariners to exercise caution transiting the Humboldt Bay Channel inner entrance between navigational aids “7” and “11” (as shown in graphic) as conditions are changing, Feb. 28, 2019. Coas... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay conducts rescue swimmer deployment training off the coast of North Bay Humboldt Bay, Tuesday, November 24, 2009. Monthly training is conduct... More
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay crew aboard a 29-foot
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay crew aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small II transits offshore to complete night-time helicopter operations training near Eureka, Calif., March 6, 2018. Coast Guard helicopter... More
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay transits the North Bay channel in preparation for hoist training in Eureka, Calif., March 7, 2018. Coast Guard helicopter crews routinely cond... More
Oil skimming system - U.S. Coast guard photo
EUREKA, Calif. - Coast Guard pollution responders from the Marine Safety Detachment Humboldt Bay and the Pacific Strike Team deploy and work with the Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System aboard the research ve... More
Coast Guard holds memorial for crew of CG1363
The wreckage of CG 1363, an HH-52 Seaguard helicopter that crashed into a mountain in a severe storm during a rescue operation Dec. 22, 1964, remains at Strawberry Rock in Trinidad, Calif., on Dec. 22, 2017. Co... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Tanner Marshall,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Tanner Marshall, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hernon, both rescue swimmers at Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay, stand with three survivors and their Chihuahua at Coast ... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, Calif., departs Patrick's Point State Park following cliff rescue training, March 7, 2018. Coast Guard crews routinely con... More
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew tows the Jumpin' Jack to Humboldt Bay, California, Feb. 15, 2018. The commercial fishing vessel became disabled off the coast of McKinleyville due ... More
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay crew aboard a 29-foot
A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay crew aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small II transits offshore to complete night-time helicopter operations training near Eureka, Calif., March 6, 2018. Coast Guard helicopter... More
A small fishing vessel is aground near the Humboldt
A small fishing vessel is aground near the Humboldt Bay North Jetty, May 12, 2019, in Humboldt Bay, California. A Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew assisted the vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dorado, an 87-foot Patrol
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dorado, an 87-foot Patrol Boat homeported in Crescent City, California, tows the 58-foot commercial fishing vessel Trailblazer after it experienced engine trouble 80 miles west of... More
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay crewmembers gather
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay crewmembers gather to honor and remember the crew of CG-6549, June 7, 2019, who were lost on June 8, 1997 in an effort to rescue mariners in distress approximately 60 miles West ... More
Coast Guard Capt. Greg Fuller, Coast Guard Sector Humboldt
Coast Guard Capt. Greg Fuller, Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay commander, Rep. Jared Huffman of the 2nd District of California, Capt. James Pruett, Coast Guard 11th District chief of staff, and Mayor Susan Seam... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay hovers above the North Bay Channel near Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay after conducting training with a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew i... More