US Coast Guard pollution responders are coordinating with partners in response to an oil sheen reported off Summerland Beach, Friday. The estimated 1 and a half to 2-mile-long sheen is reported to be 5 nautical-miles off Santa Barbara. The sheen’s cause is unknown at this time. At 2:34 p.m., Friday, …continue reading
The Coast Guard rescued 12 migrants from a disabled cabin cruiser off the coast of Huntington Beach Tuesday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a call at 5 p.m. from Huntington Beach Marine Safety Division reporting a disabled vessel off the coast of Huntington Beach. Coast Guard …continue reading
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 of Redondo Beach. Sector Los …continue reading
The Coast Guard terminated the voyage of an illegal charter vessel operating in the vicinity of Newport Beach on Aug. 6, 2022. A small boat crew from Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach discovered that the 50-foot pleasure craft, Yachtley Crue, was operating as an illegal charter with 12 passengers …continue reading
The Coast Guard encourages members of the public to review and participate in safe boating practices during National Safe Boating Week and ahead of Los Angeles Fleet Week. In conjunction with National Safe Boating Week, fleet week will take place in Los Angeles from May 24th to the 30th. Fleet …continue reading
The Coast Guard worked with port partners to identify shipping containers with undeclared hazardous materials that led to a shipping container fire in the Port of Los Angeles – Long Beach, March 4. At approximately 8:20 p.m., on March 4, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a …continue reading
For the safety of the air show spectators, a temporary safety zone is planned off the coast of Huntington Beach Thursday through Sunday for the Great Pacific Airshow, and an additional temporary safety zone off Catalina Island on Friday for the Ocean Cup: Rum Run speedboat race. The safety zone …continue reading
Former Los Alamitos Mayor Troy Edgar was recognized for outstanding service. Congratulations are in order for Mr. Edgar, who received the Department of Homeland Security Secretary’s Outstanding Service Medal. He released the following statement via LinkedIn: Earlier this week, I was presented the DHS Secretary’s Outstanding Service Medal for my …continue reading
Coast Guard aviation survival technicians, better known as rescue swimmers, undergo some of the most intense training available in any military branch. They are highly conditioned rescue and survival experts drilled to operate in a variety of adverse maritime environments. Rescue swimmers achieve proficiency in advanced skills such as helicopter …continue reading