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Tuesday 9/24 |
2:35pm, received report of an injured pelican in the Harbor Town point. Officers responded, chased the bird, but it scrambled into the water.
3:35pm, officers practicing getting the truck stuck in the sand near the Santa Clara Rivermouth. Utilizing new towing straps with other patrol truck. |
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Wednes 9/25 |
6:32am, observed NWS issued Small Craft Advisory, raised warning pennant.
11:59am, received “MayDay” call from a 20ft inflatable near the outside of the breakwall. Officers responded in Fireboat, passed tow line just before the vessel went on the rocks. Towed the vessel to the launch ramp and released. 5:35pm, received request to assist sea bird rescue with an injured pelican at Harbor Cove. Officers were able to capture the bird for rescue volunteer. |
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Thursday 9/26 |
9:05am, received a request to tow a disabled gator off the beach for Ventura PD. Officers were able to tow the vehicle to the Surfers Knoll parking lot.
10:25am, dispatched to an Ocean Rescue at Mandalay Beach. Officers responded in Rescue B19 to a single victim in the surfline, assisted responders. 5:25pm, observed that the Santa Clara Rivermouth had breeched, a lot of water draining from the estuary creating a large standing wave. |
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Friday 9/27 |
7:49am, contacted by a surfer who sustained 2inch laceration above his right eye while on patrol in the truck. Officers cleaned and bandaged the wound.
9:09am, received report of a small vessel adrift near the fish offloading pier. Officers responded, towed the dinghy to VIM, returned to the mother ship. 6:00pm, lobster season opener 2024, officers observed 40 vessels fishing near the breakwall. Contacted several for fishing in prohibited areas. |
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Saturday 9/28 |
3:25am, officers checking on hoop netting activity in the Fireboat. Contacted a vessel engaged in hoop netting in the Harbor Entrance, issued warning.
9:50am, Marine Safety Officers preparing for National Registry EMT exam. 10:30am, senior officers training Marina Safety Officers with emergency tow training with the Fireboat and Rescue Boat 19. 11:45am, observed a small motor vessel disabled, towed to the launch ramp. 12:06pm, dispatched to a fall victim near Harbor Cove. An apple watch fall detection alerted dispatch. Searched the area, but no patient was found. 7:23pm, observed several hoop nets placed illegally outside the breakwall. Officers began pulling and commercial charter vessel Island Fox advised the nets belonged to them, issued stern warning for the violation to the 60ft vessel. |
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Sunday 9/29 |
9:20am, received complaint about the commercial lobster trap buoys outside “Pelican” island. Ascertained area was breakwall, informed of lobster season.
Caller was concerned the dolphins would be in danger of entangling the lines. 7:30pm, checking on hoop netting activities. 11 vessels fishing the breakwall. |
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Monday 9/30 |
4:05pm, officers conducting sea trial of Rescue Boat 19 after repairs to a coolant leak on the Starboard engine. Sea trial successful, leak mitigated. |
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Tuesday 10/1 |
6:45pm, dispatched to an Ocean Rescue at Ventura Point. Officers responded in Fireboat to assist State Parks and VFD with a kite surfer in distress. |
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Wednes 10/2 |
10:31am, while on patrol, officers observed a petroleum sheen at VHV. Officers investigated, talked to a witness but were unable to ascertain a source.
8:29pm, dispatched to a medical at the holiday Inn. Officers responded with AMR/VFD to assist with treatment and transportation prep. |
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Thursday 10/3 |
12:00pm, officers training and preparing for EMT testing.
1:50pm, while on patrol in the truck, officers monitoring 3 children boogie boarding near the South Jetty. Contacted and moved to safer water. 8:05pm, contacting several small vessels engaged in hoop netting outside the breakwall within the 250ft buffer zone. Issued warnings and moved traps. |
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Friday 10/4 |
10:30am, officers conducting dock line maintenance on the patrol dock. Training new Marine Safety Officers with splicing/whipping etcetera.
3:00pm, dispatched to a stingray strike at Harbor Cove beach. Officers responded with VFD/AMR to assist the patient with treatment/transport prep. 6:03pm, while on patrol in the Fireboat, officers conducting hoop net ordinance enforcement. Contacted 6 fisherman for illegal placement of hoop nets, issued warnings and educated legal areas for fishing for lobster. |
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Saturday 10/5 |
12:40pm, officers training new Marine Safety Officers with Fireboat operations: monitor, induction line, electronics, specifically radar and audio direction finder.
5:35pm, dispatched to an unconscious person at Brophy Brothers. Officers responded with VFD/AMR to assist the patient with treatment and transport prep 6:42pm, received an inquiry from a Ventura Marina Community tenant concerned that the fog signal hasn’t been activated when the fog has come in lately. Officers advised signal is turned on by keying mic on VHF 81a 5 times. 11:10pm, officers training new Marine Safety Officers on nighttime operations onboard the Fireboat, radar & navigating to the harbor in restricted visibility. |
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Sunday 10/6 |
10:01am, officers training Marine Safety Officers with Fireboat 1 and Rescue Boat 19 operations and electronics operations, also coastal navigation.
4:20pm, received report of illegal fishing near the Harbor Cove Café. Officers responded in the truck and educated 10 young adults of legal areas to fish. The crew left the scene on their electric bikes. 5:03pm, observed a heavy thick fog bank roll in, visibility less than 100ft. Officers activated the fog signal on the South Jetty by keying mic on VHF 81a. |
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Monday 10/7 |
10:00am, received report of an RV on Spinnaker Drive dumping black water onto the street. Officers responded with VPD, owner was cited for the pollution.
12:03pm, received report of a Hazard-to-Navigation at the Harbor Entrance. Officers responded in Rescue B19, removed a large log, deposited at the L/R. 7:20pm, received request for an escort from the #2 navigation buoy from a large sailboat with malfunctioning radar. Officers responded in Fireboat to assist. |
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Tuesday 10/8 |
8:50pm, received a Mayday call on VHF 16, large sailboat with a fouled prop just outside the harbor. Officers responded in Fireboat, found the vessel anchored just outside the surfline near the Surfers Knoll groin. Towed to harbor. |
