Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment San Diego

FACT SHEET: Coast Guard boat and recreational vessel collide

 * A team of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators are en route to San Diego to investigate the collision Sunday, between a Coast Guard 33-foot response boat and a 24-foot recreational vessel in San Diego Bay.  Media inquiries should be directed to the NTSB at (202) 314-6100 (NOTE: DUTY PA NUMBER IS AT END OF MESSAGE IF NO ONE ANSWERS).

* In addition to the NTSB investigation, the Coast Guard will conduct its own investigations and is fully cooperating with the NTSB. Media inquiries should be directed to the U.S. Coast Guard at (619) 278-7020/21/22/23.

* The passengers on board the pleasure craft were taken to the University California, San Diego Medical Center and Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego.  One of the injured passengers taken to UCSD was later pronounced dead. For further updates on patient status please contact the hospitals directly:

Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego: Carlos Delgado, (858) 966-4901
UCSD Medical Center, San Diego: (619) 290-2688

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Date: Mar. 06, 2009

Contact: SECTOR San Diego, CA
(619) 278-7020, phone
(619) 316-4458, mobile

Coast Guard responds to report of plane crash

SAN DIEGO - The Coast Guard received a report from a Good Samaritan vessel this afternoon that they observed a plane crash into the water twenty five miles east of San Clemente Island.

Timeline:

• At approximately 2:00 p.m. the Good Samaritan vessel notified the Coast Guard of a possible downed aircraft.
• The Good Samaritan notified the Coast Guard they were traveling through a debris field that appeared to be pieces of an aircraft.
• There are currently several aircraft and two Coast Guard boats responding to the report and attempting to locate the debris field.
• There are no reports of overdue commercial or military aircraft.  The Coast Guard is currently working with the FAA and Military Air Defense to determine if there is an aircraft missing.

There is no further information at this time.

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