Coast Guard responds to vessel fire near Marina Del Rey
Nov 18th, 2009 by cgnews.
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — The Coast Guard responded today to the 27-foot recreational vessel Casey Lynn, which was reported on fire at 4:49 p.m. approximately one mile offshore of Marina Del Rey, Calif.
A MH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles and Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin, an 87-foot coastal patrol boat, were both dispatched to the scene.
Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach coordinated the response with the Los Angeles Fire Department, Marina Del Rey Baywatch and Redondo Beach Baywatch. Once extinguished, the vessel was towed to Marina Del Rey Harbor by Los Angeles County Fireboat 110.
According to reports, no persons were seen aboard the vessel or in the surrounding waters. Vessel documentation identifies Michael Martinez of Woodland Hills, Calif. as the registered owner. Anyone with information regarding Mr. Martinez is asked to contact the U.S. Coast Guard at 310-521-3801.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation
Authorities were searching for at least two people who may have been on a vessel that caught fire Tuesday afternoon in the waters off Venice Pier.
The U.S. Coast Guard and Los Angeles County Fire Department had dispatched vessels to search for the boaters, authorities said.
"We have a witness who saw two people on the boat," said Sgt. Bernie Patrick of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. "We no longer know where those people are."
The 20-foot boat caught fire about two miles from the pier, authorities said. A column of dark smoke could be seen drifting from the distressed vessel. The blaze was reported about 4:45 p.m.
Firefighting boats extinguished the flames, and authorities said they would tow the burned vessel to shore as part of their investigation.
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