Vessel Assist San Diego  

30′ Pangas full of illegal aliens and even drugs are hitting the beaches of Southern California. From as far north as Laguna Beach. Smugglers intentionally run these boats onto the beach with no regard for life or the environment. The Panga off Laguna Beach had 2- 250hp Yamaha Outboards that broke off the [...]

Vessel Assist San Diego Starts Massive Debris and Vessel Removal from San Diego Bay.
What looks on the surface to be a vacant closed A-8 anchorage with a few hazard floats on it from the surface is a literal junkyard of sunken and broken boats.  Over the next 8 weeks Vessel Assist San Diego will be [...]

Vessel Assist San Diego Removes 60′ Yacht from Oceanside Beach.
What most people were thinking about on Super Bowl Sunday Morning was who was going to be at the party and who was going to win.  That was the last thing on the minds for the Vessel Assist San Diego Crew.  It all started around midnight [...]

Winds clocked at over 55 knots, water spouts, and heavy rain hit San Diego bay blowing boats aground. Vessel Assist San Diego deployed three salvage teams throughout the bay in efforts to salvage vessels before they broke apart on San Diego beaches and jetties. Captain Tony Olson was the on-water salvage coordinator aboard [...]

There is a reason why we think San Diego Lifeguards are some of the best in their field. Many days you see them sitting in their towers with zinc on their noses and sunglasses on. Once in a while will you see them swim out to assist a tired swimmer back to shore. One would [...]

Time took its toll as a 30′ Owens sank in its slip at Fiddlers Cove Marina. Upon arrival to the incident, Captains Eric Lamb and Travis Basom set up Haz-Mat containment to prevent oil, fuel and debris from escaping into the bay while the salvage diver, Captain Shane Thompson, performed a quick survey of [...]

Two mariners were on their way in from a night of lobster fishing when they became disoriented in the rough seas and dark waters and ended up on Dog Beach. The 19′ Sea Pro suffered very little damage because of the quick mobilization of the Vessel Assist San Diego Salvage Team.
Captain Tony [...]

What started out as a productive late season fishing trip for a couple of fishermen turned into a fight for their safety. The trip started about 5:00 a.m. Monday with a run to the tuna grounds in relatively calm waters. The fishing was good catching some 20-25 pound Yellow fin Tuna but the weather [...]

Walking around boat shows these days I see plenty of boat dealers boasting about the 400 and 500 mile range of the boats that they’re selling. I’m sure that with new technology and modern hull designs they are pretty close but how can you be sure of what your fishing or cruising range really is?
The [...]

The Mission Bay channel entrance is one of the most dangerous places boaters can find themselves in the San Diego area. Although most boaters feel that they are maintaining a safe distance from the jetty, the currents rip around the rocks, often putting boaters and their vessels in danger.  This proved to be the case [...]