Coast Guard assists boater in distress near Catalina Island
LOS ANGELES – the Coast Guard assisted a boater in distress near Long Point off Catalina Island, Friday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a Mayday call via the emergency broadcast channel 16 at 5:03 p.m. from a boater stating his 50-foot sailing vessel, Shiloh, was taking on water near Long Point Catalina.
Watchstanders immediately vectored in crews from Baywatch...
Coast Guard and Baywatch respond to sinking boat
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard and Baywatch Avalon worked together to help four people, including two children, who were on a sinking boat about 15 miles southeast of Catalina Island, Calif., Wednesday.
Watchstanders dispatched a 45-foot rescue boat from Coast Guard Station Los Angeles/Long Beach, a Baywatch Avalon boat, and a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Los...
