Grounded trawler “Day Island” in danger of breaking up?
By George Miller and Pam Schlotter
A large fishing trawler “Day Island” ran aground off Ventura, just south of the Buenaventura State Beach last night, near Woodstock Lane. Three crew members were rescued (see Fire Dept. report link, at bottom of this article).
UPDATE: We were told that a tug is to remove the Day City at 9:30 tonight.
We haven’t heard the cause yet, but it is common for boats to be left on GPS (Global Positioning) courses and run aground. Losing power near the shore is another common cause of such incidents,
Fishing Trawler Day Island aground off Ventura, at Woodstock Lane. Photo: Pam Schlotter/CitizensJournal.us
Pam Schlotter, one of our Oxnard correspondents. went up to check it out today and took the photos you see here. She said that some local fishermen told her that the craft could break up on the surfbound beach by tomorrow when the waves are expected to be big, unless she could be salvaged first. Coastal weather forecast HERE. SURF
Fishing Trawler Day Island aground off Ventura, at Woodstock Lane. Photo: Pam Schlotter/CitizensJournal.us
We contacted the Coast Guard and Ventura Fire Dept. for further information and are awaiting responses.
Photo Credit: Ventura Fire Department
Read our previous story:
Rescue of 3 fishermen run aground off Ventura’s Coast
On Sunday evening, January 10th, 10:18pm Ventura City Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a large commercial fishing vessel aground at the surf line in front of Woodstock Ln. Ventura. Upon arrival Ventura City Ocean Rescue personnel discovered three adult fishermen still on board. With waves crashing into the vessel and washing over […]
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Pam Schlotter is a surfer and retired agricultural chemicals specialist living at the beach in Oxnard
George Miller is Publisher of CitizensJournal.us and a “retired” operations management consultant residing in Oxnard
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