Homeland Security Today

Joint Coast Guard–Navy Operation Off Catalina Island Disrupts Maritime Smuggling Attempt

A U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS ...
Seapower

Coast Guard, Navy interdict 14 aliens 18 miles southeast of Catalina Island, Calif.

PACIFIC OCEAN — A U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdicted 14 aliens aboard a 33-foot ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Commercial fishing vessel runs aground on Southern California’s Catalina Island

AVALON, Calif.AVALON, Calif. — A commercial fishing vessel with eight people aboard ran aground on Catalina Island off the Southern California coast early Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The ...
Los Angeles Times

Before Hilary strikes, Catalina residents, visitors pack boats in last-chance evacuations

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department phone alert hit about 10 a.m. Saturday advising Catalina Island residents and visitors to evacuate — especially those with medical conditions or in need of ...

Catalina Island proposes professional hunting to eliminate deer population

Catalina Island previously proposed a plan to have aerial sharpshooters kill the deer, arguing it would be the most effective ...
StamfordAdvocate

Commercial fishing vessel runs aground on Southern California's Catalina Island

AVALON, Calif. (AP) — A commercial fishing vessel with eight people aboard ran aground on Catalina Island off the Southern California coast early Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The 62-foot ...