Boat taking on water off Descanso with two aboard

Heard on: Los Angeles County Fire - LAC C-51

02:19

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00:00

All units on the vessel taking on water off Descanso.

00:03

This is going to be a lime incident, and Baywatch Avalon is going to be lime IC.

00:11

Baywatch Avalon, how do you copy?

00:18

Four from Baywatch.

00:20

Is everybody off except for the last, the owner operator?

00:30

Are we done with our evacuation excluding the owner operator standing right there?

00:38

All

00:39

right, two left on board, I believe.

00:58

Copy. If you can yell down to (name withheld), if you need anything, just let me.

01:22

Oh, I might see a helicopter.

01:29

Yes, sir.

01:30

Oh,

01:50

I might see it.

01:52

Power

01:58

vessel taking on water.

02:00

We've evacuated eight of the ten passengers.

02:03

This vessel suffered a catastrophic failure of their shaft for the portside propeller.

02:11

We are starting salvage and de-watering operations, and we're going to be able to handle with Baywatch Avalon and Avalon Harbor Patrol.

7/30/2026 10:48 AM

Medical Emergency

St Catherine Way, Avalon, CA 90704

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a vessel taking on water off Descanso near Avalon. Most passengers have reportedly been evacuated, with two people, including the apparent owner or operator, still on board. The vessel reportedly suffered a major failure of the portside propeller shaft, and salvage and de-watering operations are underway with Baywatch Avalon and Avalon Harbor Patrol.