<b>BREAKING NEWS</b>

Investigators have identified a woman whose body was found stabbed to death and wrapped in a blanket in Newport Harbor.

But authorities have not released the woman’s name because they have not yet contacted her family, Huntington Beach Police Capt. Dan Johnson said. A representative from the Orange County Coroner’s office said the coroner never releases the names of homicide victims.

The investigation, which started Wednesday when the woman’s body was found, led police to the Millstream condominiums on Warner Avenue just west of Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach on Thursday, Johnson said.

After working up an identification of the victim, Newport Beach police obtained a search warrant for the woman’s condominium, Johnson said. Investigators found evidence that the slaying happened there, Johnson said. He declined to comment on whether authorities have found a murder weapon.

Police have no suspects so far, Johnson said. Huntington Beach is leading the investigation now, but Newport Beach police are helping.

“They did a lot of the important work yesterday and will continue assisting us,” Johnson said.

Police would not disclose where the woman was stabbed or how many times she was wounded.

A dock worker at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club discovered the body at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, floating between a dock and a boat. The Orange County Sheriff’s dive team pulled the body from the water and searched the water for additional clues. Police officers investigating the scene Wednesday found blood-stained bedding in a trash bin in an alley next to the yacht club.

Police blocked off part of West Bay Avenue in front of the yacht club as they investigated.

Dressed up yacht club guests and members arrived for dinner at the club Wednesday evening only to be turned away because of the investigation.

Many left, opting not to watch as police investigated. Some others, along with the club’s neighbors, stood and watched as detectives worked.

Phil Darby, who lives nearby, was at his home when he heard the commotion.

“I was just eating dinner, and I kept hearing this helicopter,” said Darby, who moved to Newport from Huntington Beach five days ago. “It’s a warm welcome from Huntington.”

As Orange County Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol deputies rushed to the scene, their boat inadvertently hit and killed Rupert, a black swan who made his home in the bay about 15 years ago and became well known in the community.

In March 2005, a Costa Mesa man’s body was found in the harbor. The body of Jeffrey Allan Brady, 49, was pulled from the water near the 2600 block of West Coast Highway, which is on the other side of the harbor. Foul play was not suspected. In the early hours of July 4, police found the body of Santa Ana resident Richard Edward Diffee, 29, after he fell out of a kayak the night before and drowned.