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 responds to grounded vessel, pollution near Bodega Bay

Coast Guard responds to grounded vessel, pollution near Bodega Bay
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Coast Guard responded to a report of a grounded vessel near Bodega Bay, Calif., Friday morning. Coast Guard Station Bodega Bay received a report from a good Samaritan Friday at approximately 7:15 a.m., reporting that the Sea Biscuit, a 35-foot vessel, ran aground on Doran Beach near Bodega Bay. The operator of the boat made it safely to shore. A rescue boat was dispatched...