Coast Guard Rescues Boaters, Dogs From Santa Barbara Island
Thursday, October 23, 2008 12:00:00 AM |
| Last updated: Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:14:00 PM |
Lobster fishermen's boat went aground along remote, rocky coast.
 | | | Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard photo/Narwhal | | Island Rescue -- The Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal
rescued two people and two dogs from a lobster fishing boat that ran
aground along the rocky cliffs and kelp-clogged coast of Santa Barbara
Island, Oct. 4. Air Station Los Angeles located the boat and was able
to help the cutter reach the fishing vessel, making it possible for
crewmembers from the cutter to rescue all aboard. | | |  | | | Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard photo/Narwhal | | |  | | | Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard photo/Narwhal | | |
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LOG NEWS SERVICE
— The Coast Guard rescued two fishermen and their dogs Oct. 4 from a
small, isolated beach, after a lobster fishing boat went aground on
Santa Barbara Island.
When the Coast Guard received word of the distressed boaters, a
helicopter from Air Station Los Angeles was deployed. The copter was
unable to assist with the rescue efforts because of overhanging cliffs
on the remote rocky coast of the island -- however, it was able to
locate the fishing vessel, named Sassy, making it possible for crewmembers from a Coast Guard cutter to rescue everyone aboard.
Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal , based in Corona del Mar,
arrived on the scene to assist in the rescue efforts. Crewmembers from
the cutter were able to maneuver a small boat through the 4-foot surf
and thick kelp beds to rescue the distressed fishermen, who had put on
immersion suits and wrapped their life jackets around their two dogs to
assist in the rescue.
After rescuing the men and dogs, the small boat returned to Narwhal , where the four were taken on board and transported to the mainland.
Lt. Kris Ensley, Narwhal's commanding officer, stated the rescue was one of the most challenging he has ever performed. |
