Coast Guard assists mariner aboard disabled vessel

Coast Guard assists mariner aboard disabled vessel
Channel Islands Harbor 45-Foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class DaVonte Marrow SAN PEDRO, Calif. — Personnel from U.S. Coast Guard Station Channel Islands assisted one person aboard a disabled recreational boat in the vicinity of Port Hueneme, Wednesday morning. The mariner, situated approximately 3 nautical miles south of Port Hueneme, had alerted nearby M/V WMT by flashing...

Coast Guard searching for person in the water near Point Conception

Coast Guard searching for person in the water near Point Conception
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward file photo by Seaman Ian Gray SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard is searching for a person who fell overboard from a bulk carrier vessel 14 miles off the coast of Point Conception, California. At approximately 5 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach Command Center watchstanders received a report of a crewmember who went overboard from the African...

Coast Guard rescues 14 people near Santa Cruz Island

Coast Guard rescues 14 people near Santa Cruz Island
Coast Guard Station Channel Islands Harbor 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo SAN PEDRO, Calif – At 2:33 a.m. Thursday, Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach Command Center watchstanders received a mayday call from the captain of the charter passenger vessel Sea Jay reporting they had struck a rock and were taking on water with ten passengers and four crewmembers onboard. The captain...

Coast Guard rescues sailors run aground near Santa Cruz Island

Coast Guard rescues sailors run aground near Santa Cruz Island
MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter from FOB Point Mugu file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sondra-Kay Kneen. San Pedro, Calif. – The Coast Guard conducted a helicopter rescue from the sailing vessel LULA that ran aground near Santa Cruz Island on Thanksgiving, Thursday. At 10 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach Command Center received a notification that a Digital Selective...

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 searching for pilot of downed aircraft off Santa Barbara coast

Coast Guard searching for pilot of downed aircraft off Santa Barbara coast
Suspected debris and a sheen from a downed aircraft are shown approximately two miles west of Santa Barbara, Sept. 27, 2020. Official U.S. Coast Guard photo. SAN PEDRO, Calif. — Coast Guard search-and-rescue crews and local partner agencies responded to a report of a downed aircraft west of Santa Barbara Airport Sunday morning. At 7:10 a.m., Santa Barbara Airport personnel contacted Coast Guard Sector...

Coast Guard honors local mariner in Oxnard

Coast Guard honors local mariner in Oxnard
Capt. Rebecca Ore presents the Meritorious Public Service award to Captain Paul Amaral, owner and operator of Channel Watch Marine Inc., for his dedicated service to the maritime community throughout the coastal waters of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach June 23, 2020. In 2019, Captain Amaral responded to 389 disabled vessels, 49 potential marine pollution...

Coast Guard locates sailing vessel in distress with dog aboard near Santa Barbara

Coast Guard locates sailing vessel in distress with dog aboard near Santa Barbara
A boatcrrew from Coast Guard Station Channel Islands safely towed the vessel to Santa Barbara Harbor, with the assistance of the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol, where the operator and dog were reported to be in good condition. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Station Channel Islands. LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard located and assisted a sailing vessel in distress near Santa Barbara Friday. At about...

Coast Guard releases two rehabilitated elephant seal pups

Coast Guard releases two rehabilitated elephant seal pups
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sondra-Kay Kneen. LOS ANGELES —Coast Guard members from Station Channel Islands Harbor assisted members of the California Wildlife Commission to release two rehabilitated elephant seal pups back into the wild near Santa Cruz Island on July 12, 2016. The elephant seal pups were being treated at the California Wildlife Center’s rehabilitation site...