Coast Guard assists boater in distress near Catalina Island

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 rescue man from grounded sailboat

Coast Guard and Baywatch rescue man from grounded sailboat
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard and Baywatch teamed up to rescue a 53-year-old man after his 25-foot sailboat ran aground on the back side of Catalina Island, Calif., Monday morning. The Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach Command Center received a report of a sailboat aground on the northwest tip of Catalina Island from passing vessel around 8 a.m. The Coast Guard launched a MH-65 Dolphin...

Coast Guard locates missing jet skier

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard and Baywatch lifeguards searched for and located a missing 60-year-old jet skier who was reported overdue near Catalina Island, Calif., Monday evening. A MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles and the Coast Guard Cutter Halibut were launched after a friend reported the man missing, when he did not return as planned two hours...

Coast Guard and Baywatch assist boater near Catalina Island

Coast Guard photoSAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard and Baywatch Isthmus worked together to rescue a man after his boat ran aground near Catalina Island, Calif., Tuesday morning. A watchstander from Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach received the call for help around 9:20 a.m., and coordinated to dispatch a Baywatch Isthmus boat and launched a MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter from...