tsunami

Boat Confirmed As First Japanese Tsunami Debris To Reach Calif.

Federal officials say a fishing boat that washed ashore in Northern California is the first debris to reach the state that’s been confirmed as having come from the Japanese tsunami.

2013/04/26

(Photo credit: Nancy Burton/AFP/Getty Images)

Radioactive Bluefin Tuna Crossed The Pacific To US

Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan’s crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away — the first time a huge migrating fish has been shown to carry radioactivity such a distance.

2012/05/28

The Derrick Barge-24 hoists the Ruth M, one of 10 vessels identified as a pollution threat, out of the inner boat basin Saturday, March 26, 2011. (credit: U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Metcalf)

Last Tsunami-Sunken Boat Raised At Crescent City

Tsunami cleanup operations are winding down at Crescent City after crews raised the last sunken over the weekend.

2011/04/11

About 100 boats sustained damage in the Santa Cruz Harbor after the tsunami waves from Japan hit the west coast. (KCBS)

Santa Cruz Harbor Reopens After Tsunami

Santa Cruz Harbor is open again to boat traffic.

2011/03/22

Life-check

I recently read about a bizarre retreat for corporate workers in which they lie in coffin shaped boxes which are actually closed on top of them. It lasts just for a limited amount of time, […]

CBS13/CW31–2011/03/18

Official: Tsunami Damage In Calif. Upward Of $40M

A California official estimates that statewide damage from last week’s tsunami exceeds $40 million.

2011/03/14

A boat remains submerged after a damaging tidal wave rushed into a harbor in Crescent City, Calif. on March 11, 2011.

Tsunami Deals Blow To Calif. Town

Fishermen who had escaped to sea before the tsunami hit this struggling coastal town landed small loads of crab on Saturday, while crews surveyed damage and a family combed the beach for any sign of a man who was swept away a day ago as he photographed the waves.

CBS13/CW31–2011/03/12