Fire Destroys Sailboat In San Pedro, Person Onboard Escapes

PALOS VERDES, CA – A sailboat was destroyed in a fire Tuesday in the vicinity of the San Pedro Channel, and the person onboard escaped. U.S. Coast Guard lifeguards and Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel were dispatched to a sailboat that was engulfed in flames with one person aboard about 11 a.m., 11 miles southwest of Point Fermin in San Pedro.

The person aboard the vessel abandoned the sailboat into a small skiff until authorities arrived on scene and transferred the man to a Coast Guard Cutter Halibut, according to the Coast Guard.

The fire was extinguished by crews. There were no injuries reported.

City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Image via Shutterstock