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Personnel from a salvage crew wait to offload equipment from the Aleutian Storm, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. After offloading a pump and fuel hoses, the seas became too rough to continue working on the beached vessel at south Salmon Creek State Beach, north of Bodega Bay. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)

A Fishing Vessel Ran Aground at the Sonoma Coast. Could It Have Been Saved?

July 2024

The February wreck of the Aleutian Storm off Salmon Creek devastated the Sonoma Coast's close-knit commercial fishing community — and intensified levels of frustration with first responders.

Sonoma Magazine: Heather Sears captains the Princess with an all-female crew out of the Noyo Harbor in Ft. Bragg.

Rough Waters: Meet the Fishermen of The North Coast

November 2019

Their traditions are time-honored, passed from one generation to the next. They are competitors, yet part of the same tribe — one that is increasingly under threat.