Pacific Ocean

Man dies after rescue attempt near Pacifica Pier

A 60-year-old man died after he and a woman were rescued from near the Pacifica Pier on Tuesday afternoon.

8 years ago

Body believed to be missing surfer found

A man's body believed to that of missing surfer Dan Dafoe was found at Rodeo beach Friday morning.

8 years ago

Search suspended for swept-away students

After 22 hours, the Coast Guard suspended the search for two college students swept to sea at Bonny Doon Beach.

8 years ago

Sutro Baths sightseer rescued from rising surf

A man hoping to snap a scenic picture at Sutro Baths in San Francisco had to be rescued Monday afternoon…

8 years ago

Storm door opens for expected Bay Area drenching

Bay Area residents can expect about an inch of rainfall in lower elevations and more than three inches in coastal…

8 years ago

Highway seal released at Point Reyes

A pregnant elephant seal that stopped traffic on state Highway 37 and held would-be rescuers at bay this week was…

8 years ago

Teens rescued from Ocean Beach surf

Four teens were rescued by beach patrol units at San Francisco's Ocean Beach Wednesday afternoon.

9 years ago

Starved, beached seabirds flood rescue center

Hundreds of hungry and exhausted seabirds are continuing to flood a Fairfield bird rescue center.

9 years ago

Union City woman slips off cliff, drowns

A Union City woman appears to have drowned after sliding down a cliff into the Pacific Ocean in the Big…

9 years ago

Small earthquake ripples off San Francisco coast

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 3.3-magnitude earthquake off the coast of San Francisco this afternoon. The tremor was…

9 years ago

Man rescued after Pacifica Pier plunge

A U.S. Coast Guard crew rescued a man who allegedly jumped from the Pacifica Pier into the ocean Monday.

9 years ago

Bay Area ocean waters running warm

Ocean water temperatures in the San Francisco Bay Area are above their historical summertime average.

9 years ago

SRJC professor dies in Kayak accident

Students called Santa Rosa Junior College life sciences professor Nicholas Anast, who died in a kayaking accident Wednesday afternoon, an…

9 years ago

Kayaker dies in Marin mishap

A Sonoma County man died in a kayaking accident Wednesday north of Tomales Bay.

9 years ago

Marine sanctuaries to double in size

Two national marine sanctuaries off the Bay Area coast soon will more than double in size.

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Warning sounds over dangerous beaches

The National Weather Service Thursday morning issued a Beach Hazard Statement for the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Stranded sailors saved from sinking ship

The Coast Guard rescued five people from a sinking ship Saturday roughly 120 miles off the coast of Monterey

9 years ago

Pacifica hiker rescued after 50-foot tumble

A hiker who fell 50 feet down a Pacifica cliff on Tuesday was rescued and suffered only minor injuries.

9 years ago

Dead Linda Mar surfer identified

A man who died while surfing at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica was identified as 60-year-old Thomas Ormsby,

9 years ago

Firefighters working to rescue Ocean Beach surfer

Francisco firefighters are working to rescue at least one surfer at Ocean Beach Wednesday afternoon.

10 years ago

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