Hawaii-based cutter seizes 5 tons of drugs Nov 13, 2009
The Jarvis' crew also played a pivotal role in the search for survivors of a downed Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento HC-130 Hercules aircraft and a Marine Corps AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter 15 miles east of San Clemente Island, Calif ... The Jarvis' crew also played a pivotal role in the search for survivors of a downed Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento HC-130 Hercules aircraft and a Marine Corps AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter 15 miles east of San Clemente Island, Calif. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
3 die000014D6 in vintage helicopter crash in Mojave Desert Nov 8, 2009
The helicopter went down about 17 miles east of San Clemente Island, the farthest south of the Channel Islands ... The helicopter went down about 17 miles east of San Clemente Island, the farthest south of the Channel Islands ... The helicopter went down about 17 miles east of San Clemente Island, the farthest south of the Channel Islands. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Coast Guard Crew 'Flew With Pride' Nov 7, 2009
-- Fly-bys, rifle salutes, eulogies and a performance of "Taps" were part of a Friday memorial for seven U.S. Coast Guard members killed in a crash with a Marine Corps helicopter off San Clemente Island last week. The Coast Guard C-130 and the two in the Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter collided Thursday evening as the Coast Guard was searching for a missing boater. (KCRA 3, CA)
Search for Collision Survivors Now Recovery Effort Nov 2, 2009
Oct. 30: A Coast Guard aircrew member from Sector San Diego conducts search patterns east of San Clemente Island. Oct. 30: A Coast Guard aircrew member from Sector San Diego conducts search patterns east of San Clemente Island. (Fox News)
Search for survivors of midair crash ends Nov 2, 2009
Navy, Coast Guard, Marine and U.S. Customs and Border Protection vessels have crisscrossed a 644-square-mile swath of the Pacific Ocean centered about 50 miles west of San Diego and 15 miles east of San Clemente Island since the two aircraft collided in a ball of fire at 7:10 p.m. Thursday. The water there is nearly half a mile deep. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Calif. searchers scour seas 2 days after air crash Nov 1, 2009
The Marine helicopter was flying in formation with another Cobra escort helicopter and two large troops transports en route to San Clemente Island, 50 miles off the coast, for a nighttime training exercise. Families of the missing said they were grateful rescuers weren't giving up. (Anchorage Daily News)
Dad speaks about son feared lost Martin Barnes fears his son Che is lying at the bottom of the ocean, dead after Thursday's midair collision. Nov 1, 2009
" The Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy also refused to give up hope, with their aircraft and vessels continuing to canvass a 644-mile cq area for survivors, bodies and wreckage. The San Diego-based amphibious assault ship Peleliu is collecting debris and will bring it to a local Navy base for further examination, the Coast Guard said. On Saturday morning, authorities identified the seven crew members of the HC-130 Hercules and the AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter. The two Marine pilots are: Maj.... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
No Sign of Victims in Midair Collision Search Nov 1, 2009
Oct. 30: A Coast Guard aircrew member from Sector San Diego conducts search patterns east of San Clemente Island. Oct. 30: A Coast Guard aircrew member from Sector San Diego conducts search patterns east of San Clemente Island ... Thursday's crash involved a Coast Guard C-130 with a seven-member crew and a two-person Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra that was flying in formation near the Navy's San Clemente Island, a site with training ranges for amphibious, air, surface and undersea warfare. (Fox News)
Calif. searchers scour seas 2 days after air crash Nov 1, 2009
The Marine helicopter was flying in formation with another Cobra escort helicopter and two large troops transports en route to San Clemente Island, 50 miles off the coast, for a nighttime training exercise. Families of the missing said they were grateful rescuers weren't giving up. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Families of missing stay hopeful after military aircraft collision Nov 1, 2009
A Coast Guard aircrew member scans the sea east of San Clemente Island, Calif ... Thursday's crash involved a Coast Guard C-130 with a seven-member crew and a two-person Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra that was flying in formation near the Navy's San Clemente Island, a site with training ranges for amphibious, air, surface and undersea warfare. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Coast Guard Crash: 9 were missing after a C-130 plane and Super Cobra helicopter collided off San Clemente Island near San Diego. Oct 31, 2009
Coast Guard Crash: Super Cobra helicopter, C-130 collide near San Clemente Island - KSWB. 00004000. (FOX61, CT)
9 missing as Coast Guard plane hits chopper Oct 30, 2009
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, California - As many as nine people were believed to be missing after a Coast Guard plane collided with a military helicopter off the Southern California coast Thursday, officials said. The crash was reported at 7:10 p.m. local time, about 15 miles east off San Clemente Island, Coast Guard spokeswoman Petty Officer Allyson Conroy said ... San Clemente Island, the southernmost of the eight Channel Islands, is 68 miles west of San Diego. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Report: Marine Copter, Coast Guard Plane Collide In Mid-Air Oct 30, 2009
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif ... The incident occurred approximately 25 miles east of San Clemente Island shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday, and a pilot reported seeing a fireball in the area. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Nine missing after US air crash Oct 30, 2009
The collision is believed to have happened 16 miles (27km) east of San Clemente Island. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said a pilot reported seeing a fireball near the area. (BBC News)
Stanford Grad Gives $33M For Stem Cell Research Oct 30, 2009
The Coast Guard and Navy are searching for as many as nine people believed missing after a Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter near San Clemente Island. Oct 29, 2009. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Small undersea quake occurs off California coast Oct 8, 2009
8 undersea earthquake has struck near the Channel Islands off the southern tip of San Clemente Island ... The U.S. Geological Survey says the tremor occurred at 8:31 p.m. Wednesday about 31 miles southeast of San Clemente Island and 43 miles south of Avalon ... 7 undersea earthquake has struck near the Channel Islands off the southern tip of San Clemente Island. (Anchorage Daily News)
Plane Crashes Off SoCal Coast (5:29 a.m.) Mar 7, 2009
A civilian vessel reported seeing a plane crash into the water about halfway between Oceanside and San Clemente Island at 2 p.m. Friday. Coast Guard Lt. Josh Nelson says searchers found aluminum debris and an oil slick. (WTVR.com, VA)
Bad-check suspect charged in slaying Man wanted in California murder case makes appearance in Stafford Feb 18, 2009
The pair left the dock for what was supposed to be a 60-mile trip to San Clemente Island to sign some paperwork. Shawkey returned, but Vendrick was never seen again. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
