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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.
A clipper that ran aground near Pigeon Point. "On the night of June 6, 1853, the clipper ship Carrier Pigeon ran aground 500 feet off shore of the central California coast. The area is now called Pigeon Point in her honor. The Carrier Pigeon was a state-of-the art, 19th Century clipper ship.
The maximum speed limit for the entire California segment of I-40 is 70 mph (110 km/h). I-40 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System and is part of the National Highway System, [4] [5] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration. [6]
The crash happened on the westbound side of I-40 near Wade Avenue at 1:49 p.m., the N.C. Department of Transportation reported. DOT announced shortly after 9 p.m. that the crash had been cleared.
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A tornado touched down in the Northern California town of Scotts Valley near Santa Cruz Saturday afternoon, flipping cars and knocking down power lines, according to authorities.
The last section of I-40 in Oklahoma, a 17-mile (27 km) stretch near Erick near the western end of the state, opened on June 2, 1975. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] In 1971, the North Carolina State Highway Commission approved a plan to extend I-40 from Research Triangle Park to I-95 , a distance of 41 miles (66 km), at a cost of $75 million (equivalent to $432 ...
Santa Cruz County officials said California State Parks and Fire crews went to Sunset State Beach around 11:30 a.m. for reports of a man trapped under debris. Debris washed up by a large wave had ...