October 13, 2015
LOS ANGELES—The Coast Guard responded to an entangled dolphin Monday afternoon approximately 3 miles west of Channel Islands.
At 12:37 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach command center received a report from a Good Samaritan that a dolphin was seen entangled in fishing gear near Channel Islands.
A rescue boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Channel Islands, along with a member from Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara immediately diverted to assist the mammal in distress.
The Coast Guard crews successfully disentangled the dolphin. Please click here, here and here to see photos.