SAN PEDRO, CA — Three people were rescued from a 40-foot commercial fishing boat that was taking on water Saturday near Los Angeles Harbor, with no injuries reported.
Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded at about 3 p.m. Saturday to the vessel at 1 LA Light, south of Terminal Island, where firefighters safely removed all three people aboard, according to the department.
LAFD Boats 1 and 5 began de-watering operations in an effort to keep the vessel from sinking.
The U.S. Coast Guard, Los Angeles County lifeguards and Los Angeles Port Police were notified.
It was not immediately clear why the boat started taking on water.
— City News Service
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