3 passengers jump off ferry into L.A. Harbor
Three passengers aboard a Santa Catalina Island ferry jumped off the ship Friday afternoon as it cruised into the Port of Los Angeles and were detained by authorities when they swam to shore at a Coast Guard base.
The jumpers -- two women from Ventura and a man from Moorpark -- were detained by Coast Guard personnel and turned over to the Los Angeles Port Police. Their names and ages were not released.
The ferry Starship Express was returning from Avalon and had just entered the port’s main channel about 4 p.m. when the trio jumped. “We’re taking this very seriously,” said port spokeswoman Terry Lopez-Adams.
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