Boat Runs Ashore off Mesa Lane
By the edhat staff
Santa Barbara City firefighters responded to a boat that ran ashore near Mesa Lane Wednesday.
Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard also responded to the scene and discovered a large vessel on Mesa Lane Beach.
Fire personnel accessed the beach, located the vessel and discovered a single occupant who had sustained moderate to severe injuries.
The patient was transported by ground ambulance to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, according to the Santa Barbara City Fire Department.
Photo: SBFD
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Dec 01, 2022 10:43 AMNoozhawk has a story about this.
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Dec 01, 2022 10:41 AMBummer, I hope he's okay. Accidents do happen.
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Dec 01, 2022 09:41 AMIt is normal for commercial fisherman to work alone, they don’t make enough money to hire help sometimes and most are very trained at sea. Accidents happen, hope he makes a full recovery and can get the boat off without all the city fines.
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Dec 01, 2022 12:39 PMClarification: Every captain I’ve worked for has story(s) about the time they were out on the ocean ALONE, an accident happened and they were certain the end was happening.
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Dec 01, 2022 10:57 AMFrom my experience as a deckhand, it’s greed, they only want to work 6 months, but still make the equivalent of what a professional office worker would make in a full year.
Generally deckhands are considered cheap, replaceable and a nuisance.
Every captain I’ve worked for has story(s) about the time they were certain the end was happening.
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Dec 01, 2022 08:04 AMArrrrrrgggggg. I gave the orders to me crew to fire the cannons on her sterns side on these ocean waters, then we bordered her to take the richly possessions that was on aboard her. That crew fought bravely against us. Then I gave the orders to me crew to fire the cannons on her for the final end and what was left of her she landed on these shores. We set fast sail before the Kings Navy would chase after me ship and crew.
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Dec 01, 2022 06:18 AMI hope he has friends who can get the boat out promptly with as little damage as possible.
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Dec 01, 2022 06:16 AMIs it common for a boat like that, A fishing boat, to have only 1 person on board while operating? No experience here……
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Dec 02, 2022 08:19 AMSBSBSBSBSB: it's not "incorrect" to ask a question. Your comment was rude.
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Dec 01, 2022 02:22 PMAs usual you are incorrect. It’s very common for them to run with one person and is not dangerous at all.
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Dec 01, 2022 11:55 AMLooks like a lobster boat, not a fishing boat. They stop to drop or pull up traps so it's common to do it alone. I've seen it that way often when out on my dive boat.
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Dec 01, 2022 08:44 AMGood question. It’s unusual to run any commercial fishing boat solo. It’s hard, and potentially dangerous work.
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Dec 01, 2022 03:44 AMMillimesa- Thank you for the info. It must have been horrifying to be injured, trapped, in pain and unable to control the moving vessel. At least it beached rather than powering out to sea. Hope for a full recovery of crew and vessel.
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Nov 30, 2022 08:52 PMBoat had a single captain. A wave caused the captain to be pushed in the fish well and a several hundred pound ice box fell on top of him. He was trapped and the boat was still in gear so it eventually ran aground. No idea how long he was trapped for.
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Nov 30, 2022 08:34 PM(Shallow traps + a little surf) x inattention = grounding?
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Dec 01, 2022 04:05 PMAccording to Noozhawk, the SB Fire BC, Coastguard and Harbor Patrol it's a lobster boat and a 4x4 ice chest isn't all that big and it's in awfully close to have been a squid boat.
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Dec 01, 2022 12:55 PMProbably not a lobster boat, as it lacks the proper markings… If it was a lobster boat it should have an LXXXXX marking on the sides (where X a number). Also it’s not typical for lobster boats to carry that much or any ice.
Glad the captain is safe.