Coast Guard 6541, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, crashed in the early hours of July 12, 1994 near Shelter Cove, CA, while responding to a sailing vessel in distress. When heavy pre-dawn fog made a visual approach impossible, the air crew performed several unsuccessful approaches to the sailing vessel, striking a shoreline cliff on the third attempt and taking the lives of all four crew members, Lt. Laurence Williams, Lt. Mark Koteek, Senior Chief Petty Officer Peter Leeman, and Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Gill.
| Name | Rating | Duty Station | Date |
| Leeman, P. A. | ASMCS | AIRSTA Humboldt Bay, CA | 7/12/1994 |
| Gill, M. R. | AM1 | AIRSTA Humboldt Bay, CA | 7/12/1994 |
Source: USCG D11 Public Affairs