Edhat Staff
Source: United States Coast Guard
Coast Guard and local partner agencies are responding to a grounded commercial fishing vessel near El Capitan State Beach Saturday.
At approximately 5:30 a.m., the crew aboard the Kaylee J notified Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach that their vessel ran aground and requested assistance. The crew aboard were reportedly not injured.
Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment personnel in Santa Barbara responded and reported no oil pollution in the water. A unified command was established between the Coast Guard, California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response and California State Parks to remove oil and hazardous materials held within the vessel’s structure.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
