Coast Guard rescues 19 migrants near Redondo Beach

Coast Guard rescues 19 migrants near Redondo Beach
A Coast Guard Station Los Angeles boatcrew rescues 19 people from a disabled boat. U.S. Coast Guard photo. SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard rescued 19 migrants from a disabled panga-style vessel off the coast of Redondo Beach Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a call at 9:10 a.m. from a good Samaritan reporting a disabled vessel in distress off the coast...

Coast Guard suspends response to overturned boat near Point Loma

Coast Guard suspends response to overturned boat near Point Loma
Coast Guard Cutter Haddock File PhotoSAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard has suspended its response to an overturned boat near the Point Loma Tide Pools in the Cabrillo National Monument. The Coast Guard Cutter Haddock crew relieved the Blackfin and remained on scene through the night to continue searching for survivors from the capsized, 40-foot trawler-style boat while the Coast Guard and partner agencies...

Coast Guard responds to overturned vessel near Point Loma

Coast Guard responds to overturned vessel near Point Loma
Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento C-27J Spartan file photo by Lt. Scott Handlin SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to an overturned vessel Sunday near the Point Loma Tide Pools in the Cabrillo National Monument. TowBoat U.S. contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego command center watchstanders around 10 a.m., reporting a 40-foot trawler-style boat capsized on the rocks. Coast...

Coast Guard to hold memorial ceremony Saturday for murdered shipmate

Coast Guard to hold memorial ceremony Saturday for murdered shipmate
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a wreath-laying ceremony near Smugglers Cove in memory of Senior Chief Petty Officer Terrell E. Horne on the five year anniversary of his passing Saturday. A native of Mountain View, Horne attended Patterson High School in Patterson, and enlisted in the Coast Guard Feb. 2, 1999. As a boatswain’s mate, Horne served in Humboldt Bay, Charleston...

Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin holds change of command ceremony

Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin holds change of command ceremony
Coast Guard Capt. Charlene Downey, commanding officer Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach administered the official change-of-command of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin from Lt. Edward Kalankiewicz to Lt. j.g. Alex J. Oswald, July 14, 2017, Santa Barbara, Calif.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd class DaVonte Marrow. SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin received a new commanding...

Coast Guard ends search for downed aircraft in the Port of Los Angeles

Coast Guard ends search for downed aircraft in the Port of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard ended the search for a downed helicopter in the Port of Los Angeles Thursday January 5, 2017 at 11:05 a.m. The Coast Guard ended their search after members of the Los Angeles Port Police dive team located wreckage of a helicopter just inside the break wall. Wacthstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a report from several passengers aboard a...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near Santa Barbara

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near Santa Barbara
LOS ANGELES — At 7:45 a.m., the Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing boater near Santa Barbara. The Coast Guard launched several assets to assist with the search of a missing boater after his vessel was reported to have sank Friday, February 26, 2016. Assets included Coast Guard Cutters Blacksfin and Aspen, a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles...

Coast Guard searching for individual reported overboard from sunken vessel near Santa Barbara

Coast Guard searching for individual reported overboard from sunken vessel near Santa Barbara
LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard is searching for one individual after a vessel reportedly sank approximately 17 miles South of Santa Barbara Harbor. Coast Guard watchstanders received an emergency distress signal from the commercial fishing vessel, MISS JACINDA, at 4 p.m, Friday. Coast Guard watchstanders immediately launched an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles,...

Coast Guard suspends search and rescue operations for downed aircraft

Coast Guard suspends search and rescue operations for downed aircraft
LOS ANGELES – At 9:15 a.m. the Coast Guard has suspended active search efforts regarding the San Pedro aircraft incident that occurred in the late afternoon on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. The Coast Guard had two 87-foot patrol boats, Coast Guard Cutter Narwahl and Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin, that conducted search patterns throughout the night until 9:15 a.m. Saturday morning. A first light search was...