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A Manila galleon under the command of Sebastião Rodrigues Soromenho that was wrecked at anchor in Drakes Bay, the first shipwreck in California. 37°59′48″N 123°01′11″W / 37.99677°N 123.01984°W / 37.99677; -123.01984 ( San
Nov. 17—Two tractor trailer accidents on the section of Interstate 40 winding through the Pigeon River Gorge led to traffic slow downs and a wildfire. Both were single vehicle accidents and had ...
If survivors or casualties arrived or were immediately taken to locations in the county, the ship was added to this list. The list includes ships later refloated and repaired. The approach to Humboldt Bay is treacherous due to currents, winds and shifting sandbars. Jetties and harbor improvements reduced shipwrecks in the late 20th century.
Jan. 11—A fatal crash during a Monday morning snowstorm on Interstate 40 east of Santa Rosa resulted in a vehicle pileup that affected dozens of drivers. After a westbound semitruck driver rear ...
The wreck, which was buried in the sand, is the most preserved wreck of a wooden clipper ship off the coast of California. [1] Left in place at extreme low tide level in 1878, what is left of the wreck of the King Philip is usually covered in sand. Sometimes, as the profile of the sand on the beach shifts and changes, the timbers reemerge and ...
Experts with the University of California at Los Angeles recorded 12 inches of rain in 24 hours on Monday, marking a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event for the area, according to the UCLA Institute of ...
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It is the worst maritime disaster in California since the sinking of the Brother Jonathan in 1865, and the deadliest in the United States overall since the USS Iowa turret explosion in 1989. [3] It is also the deadliest transportation-related disaster in the United States since the 2009 Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash near Buffalo, New York. [4]