Fishermen near the Coronado Islands found a body floating in the water Sunday, and it may be that of a missing Redondo Beach skipper whose boat crashed during an annual regatta on April 28. more ›

Investigators are probing a blaze that broke out late Tuesday night aboard a large sailboat off the coast of Malibu. One man was aboard the vessel, which was anchored about a quarter-mile off Paradise Cove, according to City News Service. He was able to flee the fire in a dinghy. more ›

A small panga boat washed ashore today on an El Segundo-area beach, but the vessel was not empty. Rather, it contained nearly 20 people who police believe are illegal immigrants. Turnbull said the suspects were apparently trying to enter the country in the boat and were not involved in narcotics smuggling. more ›

The U.S. Coast Guard continues the hunt today for the last of four men believed to have drowned after their boat capsized off one of the Channel Islands. A Coast Guard helicopter crew discovered three bodies near Platts Harbor of Santa Cruz Island Sunday, which were recovered between 12:30pm and 3pm. more ›

A boat explosion in Huntington Harbor Saturday morning injured eight of the nine passengers. The 26-foot power boat was mid-channel at Peter's Landing Marina when it exploded around 11:30am. OC Sheriff's Harbor Patrol and a retired Harbor Patrol man retrieved eight passengers from the water. more ›

The Steve Irwin, flagship vessel of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) featured on Animal Planet's "Whale Wars," is being held for ransom by the United Kingdom for $1,411,692.87 as of earlier this week. more ›

Federal agents are investigating a 25-foot boat carrying 200 pounds of marijuana that was found sinking near Rancho Palos Verdes on Friday, according to the Daily Breeze. more ›

A 35-foot sailboat capsized Sunday in San Diego Bay killing two people and injuring seven during a family trip, reports FOX5 San Diego. The accident happened late in the afternoon near Buoy 22, tossing all onboard the rented vessel into the water. more ›

It's a whale watchers' paradise these days off the coast in Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Long Beach, and other SoCal seaside areas, thanks to the prolific numbers of Great Blue Whales in the waters, reports the Daily Breeze. more ›

16-year-old Abby Sunderland of Thousand Oaks has been rescued from her disabled boat about 2,000 nautical miles off the coast of Western Australia, according to the LA Times. more ›

After many weeks of struggling with problematic equipment on board the Wild Eyes, 16-year-old Abby Sunderland of Thousand Oaks announced she will be making a much-needed stop in Cape Town, South Africa, which will bring to an end her attempt to be the youngest person to complete a non-stop, unassisted solo-circumnavigation of the globe by sea. more ›

After firefighters doused a boat burning two miles off the coast of Venice Beach, officials are scratching their heads, trying to figure out where the people aboard are. First reported around 4:45 p.m. yesterday, the 20-foot powerboat was seen aflame, sending a column of smoke into the air. A witness report suggests that two people were on the boat and a search is in progress for them. The boat, named "The Casey Lynn," is registered to a 30-year-old Woodland Hills man out of Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard. According to KTLA, he was going through marital problems. more ›

Disney Cruise Line and the Port of Los Angeles announced today that in 2011, Disney's "Wonder" will be setting sail from our shore. The vessel is one of a trio of ships currently offering family-friendly cruises from Port Canaveral, Florida; no itinerary has been announced, but the Mexican Riviera is the rumored destination. Bringing another cruise ship to LA is a revenue booster for the city: "It will bring about 250,000 passengers through the Port of Los Angeles, create about 2,600 new jobs, and yield for L.A. and the state of California $7 million in state and local taxes," boasts L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Disney's "Wonder" has 875 staterooms and a crew size of 945, per their official site. It's smaller than Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas, who made the move from Florida last month and is now sailing from San Pedro. more ›