Some damage

Heavy surge rips off a dock in Crescent City Harbor District

From CNN's Holly Yan

A surge of water several feet high caused a deck to break off in the Crescent City Harbor District, Harbormaster Mike Rademaker said.

“We didn’t have any injuries, fortunately, but we did sustain some damage in the Inner Boat Basin,” Rademaker said Wednesday.

“At approximately 2:40 a.m., we noticed there was a surge of water several feet in height that caused the decking of H dock to lift along its pilings. So, as the water levels continued to rise, the structure was unable to adjust, and the decking became lodged in the pilings and was eventually submerged.”

The dock was completely separated, Rademaker said.

Crescent City, in the northwest corner of California, has a long history of tsunami damage due to its geography and crescent-shaped beach. In 1964, the city suffered a tsunami that killed 11 people and destroyed 289 buildings and homes.