PHOTOS: 10 years later, airline crash victims recalled

Family and friends of passengers and crew who died in the crash of an Alaska Airlines jet off Ventura County gathered Sunday at a memorial sundial erected in the victims' honor at Port Hueneme. Eighty-three passengers and five crew members died Jan. 31, 2000, when the jetliner from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, plunged into the Pacific Ocean. There were no survivors.

Family and friends of passengers and crew who died in the crash of an Alaska Airlines jet off Ventura County gathered Sunday at a memorial sundial erected in the victims’ honor at Port Hueneme. Eighty-three passengers and five crew members died Jan. 31, 2000, when the jetliner from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, plunged into the Pacific Ocean. There were no survivors.  (Scott Harrison / Los Angeles Times)

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Tenth anniversary memorial services at Port Hueneme, California, for the victims of the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261.

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A United States Coast Guard helicopter flies over the services at Port Hueneme before flying to the crash site off Anacapa Island and releasing roses.  (Scott Harrison / Los Angeles Times)

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A Coast Guard cutter sits off Port Hueneme as those attending Sunday’s memorial walk to the beach to release balloons and place flowers in the water.  (Scott Harrison / Los Angeles Times)

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Family and friends of crash victim Sheri Christensen release balloons in her memory at the beach at Port Hueneme.  (Scott Harrison / Los Angeles Times)

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Roses were left on the beach as the sun set Sunday at Port Hueneme.  (Scott Harrison / Los Angeles Times)

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The extended family of Avinesh Deo, Anjest Prasad and Avinash Prasad, cousins who were killed in the crash, pose for a group photo after the services.  (Scott Harrison / Los Angeles Times)

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A sign and white roses are a remembrance for the crash victims.  (Scott Harrison / Los Angeles Times)