Coast Guard locates 66-year-old missing diver near Channel Islands

Coast Guard locates 66-year-old missing diver near Channel Islands
Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard located a 66-year-old man Tuesday morning that was reported missing from a dive boat near the Channel Islands. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach Command Center watchstanders received a call from the fishing vessel, Otravez, reporting a man had gone missing from the vessel. The vessel was conducting...

Coast Guard rescues 3 mariners 30 miles west of Oceanside

Coast Guard rescues 3 mariners 30 miles west of Oceanside
Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard rescued 3 mariners beset by weather approximately 30 miles west of Oceanside, Thursday. Mariners aboard the 35-foot sailing vessel, Julia B Lewis, contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego’s Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders at approximately 5 p.m. Wednesday reporting that the boat was disabled...

Local first responders locate body of missing 30-year-old man near Santa Monica Pier

Local first responders locate body of missing 30-year-old man near Santa Monica Pier
MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter from FOB Point Mugu file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sondra-Kay Kneen. SAN PEDRO, Calif. — Los Angeles County Lifeguards found the body of a man Saturday, who was reported missing near Santa Monica Pier Friday night. At approximately 9:45 a.m., Los Angeles County Lifeguards and Santa Monica Harbor Patrol dive teams found the unresponsive man’s body under the Santa...

Coast Guard searching for missing man near Santa Monica Pier

Coast Guard searching for missing man near Santa Monica Pier
MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter from FOB Point Mugu file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sondra-Kay Kneen. SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing person in the water near the Santa Monica Pier Saturday. The missing person was described to be an African-American male in his mid-30’s, wearing blue jeans and a red t-shirt. At approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday, watchstanders at...

Coast Guard, locals respond to boat fire near San Pedro Channel

Coast Guard, locals respond to boat fire near San Pedro Channel
Crews from the Coast Guard Cutter Halibut, Forward Operating Base Point Mugu, Station Los Angeles-Long Beach and other local agencies respond to a boat fire in San Pedro Channel near San Pedro, California, Jan. 23, 2018.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo) SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard, lifeguards and LA County Fire units responded to a sailboat engulfed in flames in the vicinity of the San Pedro Channel,...

Coast Guard holds memorial ceremony for murdered sailor near Smuggler’s Cove

Coast Guard holds memorial ceremony for murdered sailor near Smuggler's Cove
Lt. Cmdr. Jason Dipinto delivers a prayer during a memorial ceremony for Senior Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Halibut near Smuggler’s Cove, California, Dec. 2, 2017.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Barney) SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard held a wreath-laying ceremony near Smugglers Cove in memory of Senior Chief Petty Officer Terrell...

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...

Man rescued after treading water for two hours near Huntington Harbor

Man rescued after treading water for two hours near Huntington Harbor
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Halibut  with Tony White after they rescued him seven nautical miles south of Huntington Harbor August 24, 2017.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Barney. SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescued a 28-year-old male approximately seven nautical miles south of Huntington Harbor Thursday who had been treading water for 2 hours. During a routine...

New commanding officer assumes command of Coast Guard Cutter Halibut in Marina del Rey

New commanding officer assumes command of Coast Guard Cutter Halibut in Marina del Rey
Capt. Charlene Downey, commander of Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach awarded Lt. Matthew Hurtt with a U.S. Coast Guard Commendation Medal for his service as the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Halibut, July 12, 2017, Marina del Rey, Calif.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd class DaVonte’ Marrow. SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Halibut received a new commanding...