MALIBU : Coast Guard Rescues 6 From Sinking Supply Ship
Rescuers on Wednesday plucked six people from a life raft after a 190-foot offshore supply carrier sank off Malibu.
One man was treated for hypothermia, but the rest of the crew members were uninjured, a Coast Guard officials said.
The Coast Guard received a Mayday call from the Long Beach-based American Heritage about 12:10 a.m., said Petty Officer Randy Reid.
The caller reported “flooding in the engine room,” Reid said, adding that it was unknown what caused the leak.
Shortly afterward, the crew boarded a life raft and the ship went down.
A Coast Guard helicopter crew and a 41-foot rescue boat, lifeguards and two private vessels went to the scene.
The supply boat sank about eight miles offshore from Malibu Point, authorities said.
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