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  1. Press Release | Aug. 19, 2026
    Coast Guard rescues 2 kayakers near Anacapa Island

    U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Southwest Phone: (206) 815-6689

    SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescued two kayakers Friday after their kayak overturned approximately a half-mile off Arch Rock near Anacapa Island.

    Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach watchstanders received a phone call at 11:17 p.m. Friday from two people in the water who reported their 14-foot yellow kayak had overturned. The kayakers stated they had been adrift and taking on water for approximately four hours, were wearing wetsuits and life jackets, and did not have a radio onboard.

    Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach issued an urgent marine information broadcast and launched crews from Coast Guard Air Station Ventura and Coast Guard Station Channel Islands. TowBoatUS Ventura also responded.

    A Coast Guard Air Station Ventura Jayhawk helicopter aircrew arrived on scene at midnight, hoisted both kayakers from the water and transported them to Oxnard Airport. The two kayakers were then transferred to Ventura County emergency medical services and reported to be in stable condition.

    TowBoatUS Ventura recovered the kayak and the kayakers’ belongings.

    “This case highlights the importance of carrying multiple reliable means of communication while on the water,” said Lt. Cmdr. Jason Caprioli, search and rescue mission coordinator at Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach. “Thankfully the kayakers’ were in cellphone range which allowed them to reach the Coast Guard. However, we strongly urge all mariners to have a signaling device and VHF-FM marine radio when on the water to communicate with the Coast Guard or nearby mariners because this safety gear can make a critical difference during an emergency.”

    The Coast Guard urges all paddlers and boaters to dress for the water temperature, wear life jackets, carry a VHF-FM marine radio and appropriate safety gear for your vessel, signaling devices such as a whistle, mirror, flashlight or personal locator beacon, and file a float plan with someone you trust.

    news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/A

    #USCG #kayaking #ChannelIslandsNationalPark

  2. "...The kayakers were able to use a cell phone to call for help. Fortunately, they had wetsuits and life jackets.... Coast Guard officials urge people kayaking in remote areas like the Channel Islands to have a marine radio with them for emergencies, because cell phone service in the area is spotty...."

    (they are lucky, not a lot of cell service out there at ALL. VHF 16 gets to the USCG everywhere... Are people really this clueless?!?!).

    #rescue #USCG

  3. Seriously people

    KCLU: Stranded kayakers rescued from the Channel Islands by helicopter

    "...Two kayakers were rescued by a helicopter from the Channel Islands after their kayak overturned. Before being rescued, they'd floated in the ocean for hours at night...."

    kclu.org/2026-08-20/stranded-k

    #uscg #kayaking #anacapaisland #CHIS #NationalParkService #NPS #rescue

  4. ABC7: Long Beach jet skier speaks out on dramatic rescue after 16 hours at sea: 'I knew my time was up'

    "...LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A Long Beach man who was knocked off a rented jet ski spent about 16 hours stranded at sea before the U.S. Coast Guard rescued him near Seal Beach earlier this week...."

    abc7.com/post/long-beach-jet-s

    #uscg #rescue

  5. "... “Vessels are supposed to monitor channel 16 at all times, for this exact purpose,” Whitehouse wrote. “Billionaires don’t follow that rule either?”..."

    arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0

    #radio #vhf #uscg #yachts

  6. Strips: Coast Guard reports icebreaker breakdown near Seattle

    "...Shipping publication Maritime Executive, citing industry sources, reported there had been an explosion in the crankcase of one of Healy’s four engines following recent work done at Vigor Shipyard in Portland...."

    stripes.com/branches/coast_gua

    #uscg

  7. "The drones themselves are not meant to surveil or anything like that. They're just out there for awareness," said Lt. Junior Grade Samuel Rodriguez Garcia with the U.S. Coast Guard.

    Another AI byproduct is that from now forward you'll be assumed to be hammer-stupid.

    cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/sai

    #uscg #technology #ai #surveillance